# Donald L Homer AUTOGYRO CAVALON

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05631VB
- Manufacturer (registry): DONALD L HOMER
- Model: AUTOGYRO CAVALON
- Aircraft type: Rotorcraft
- Category: Rotorcraft
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-l-homer-autogyro-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

None registered with this model now.

## 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 ERA18LA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA027), Nov 17, 2017: Homer Autogyro Cavalon (N470CH), Oak Island, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20171117018839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171117018839A), Nov 17, 2017: Donald L Homer AUTOGYRO CAVALON (N470CH), Oak Island, NC, Substantial damage. The intended flight was for currency and a flight review at ksut. The pilot under instruction (piu) was on the controls for the normal runup, and takeoff.…
- [Incident 20140831016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140831016869I), Aug 31, 2014: Donald L Homer AUTOGYRO CAVALON (N470CH), Stevensville, MD, Minor damage. On approach to Kentmorr Airport, MD engine quit, landed short in a ditch, rotor blades struck ground as they were slowing down.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Joshua Humphreys AUTOGYRO CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/joshua-humphreys-autogyro-cavalon): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633C6
- [John Roscoe AUTOGYRO CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-roscoe-autogyro-cavalon): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05632XP
- [Michael Burton AUTOGYRO CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/michael-burton-autogyro-cavalon): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05633C7
- [Cavalon Gyro AUTOGYRO CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/cavalon-gyro-autogyro-cavalon): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05636IZ

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