# Chris Chen CAVALON

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056326G
- Manufacturer (registry): CHRIS CHEN
- Model: CAVALON
- Aircraft type: Gyroplane
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/chris-chen-cavalon

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N1688B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1688B): [Chen Chris](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHEN%20CHRIS), [Monrovia, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Monrovia), built 2013, S/N V00123

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR22LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA134), Mar 23, 2022: Autogyro Cavalon (N1688B), El Monte, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s diverted attention during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20220323004089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220323004089A), Mar 23, 2022: Chris Chen CAVALON (N1688B), Elmonte, CA, Substantial damage. At 1145 PDT on 3/23/2022, N1688B, Cavalon gyro copter, experienced a hard landing followed by a rotor strike on runway 19 at el monte (EMT) airport. The…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Rotorsport UK CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-cavalon): 19 registered aircraft, registry code 7980111
- [Autogyro Certification CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/autogyro-certification-cavalon): 9 registered aircraft, registry code 7730112
- [Autogyro USA CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/autogyro-usa-cavalon): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 05635O0
- [CSP Leasing CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/csp-leasing-cavalon): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 05634DE
- [Autogyro CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/autogyro-cavalon): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 056377B
- [Thomas Myers CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-myers-cavalon): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05635IN
- [Henry Boger CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/henry-boger-cavalon): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05639NO
- [Autogyro Of The Carolinas CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/autogyro-of-the-carolinas-cavalon): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632CV
- [Anthony D Errico JR CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/anthony-d-errico-jr-cavalon): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056347J
- [Lammers Arville J CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/lammers-arville-j-cavalon): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634D9
- [Donald D Belcher CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-d-belcher-cavalon): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634TR
- [CSP Leasing CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/csp-leasing-cavalon): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634ZG

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