# NTSB CEN26LA217: Autogyro Cavalon, N113CX, Coffeyville, KS, June 2, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: June 2, 2026, 08:37 local (13:37 UTC)
- Place: Coffeyville, KS
- Coordinates: 37.091934, -95.567526 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0919&lon=-95.5675&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203111
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA217
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203111/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA217

## Preliminary report

On June 2, 2026, at 0837 central daylight time, an AutoGyro Cavalon gyroplane, N113CX, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Coffeyville, Kansas. The pilot was not injured. The gyroplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, he was on his second solo flight of the day. During takeoff, about 10 to 30 ft above the runway, the gyroplane started to shake violently and roll to the left. The pilot attempted to correct the roll with full right cyclic and rudder but was unable to regain control. The gyroplane impacted terrain, bounced, and rolled several times across the ground before coming to rest on its left side resulting in substantial damage to the empennage, fuselage, and main rotors. The gyroplane was recovered to a secure facility for further examination.

## Sequence of events

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

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Clifford L Schultz CAVALON, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=056351K), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N113CX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113CX), registered now, S/N V00274 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUTOGYRO CAVALON
- Registry model: [Clifford L Schultz CAVALON](https://openairdocs.org/model/clifford-l-schultz-cavalon) (registry code 056351K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter, amateur-built
- Serial number: V00274
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: 1st Due Emergency Response Solutions LLC
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: CFV, Coffeyville Muni, runway 04/22, 4,005 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.18 inHg
- Observed at: KCFV
- METAR: SPECI KCFV 021329Z AUTO 26008G15KT 10SM -RA SCT019 BKN080 BKN100 20/18 A3018 RMK AO2 RAB11 P0002 T02000178

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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