# NTSB ANC26LA092: Autogyro Cavalon, N128NR, Conroe, TX, August 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 27, 2026, 08:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Coordinates: 30.356598, -95.415616 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3566&lon=-95.4156&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA092
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203681/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA092

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Joseph J Newberry CAVALON, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05635QX), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N128NR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N128NR), registered now, S/N V00263 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUTOGYRO CAVALON
- Registry model: [Joseph J Newberry CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/joseph-j-newberry-cavalon) (registry code 05635QX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: V00263
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, February 14, 2019, 282 hours before
- Airport: CXO, Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, runway 19, 5,000 × 100 ft, concrete
- Equipment: ADS-B

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 77 °F
- Altimeter: 29.98 inHg
- Icing: Unknown
- Turbulence: Unknown
- Observed at: KCXO
- METAR: KCXO 271353Z 20007KT 10SM FEW120 28/25 A2998 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE RAB06E35 SLP147 P0000 T02780250

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260827012689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260827012689A), Aug 27, 2026: Joseph J Newberry CAVALON, Conroe, TX, Substantial damage. During takeoff departure roll from airport cxo, rwy 19R, pilot failed to achieve proper main rotor prerotation speed, lost control of aircraft and went into…

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.

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