# NTSB WPR26LA319: Rotorsport UK Rotorsport UK Cavalo, N987AG, Brenham, TX, August 22, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: August 22, 2026, 13:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place: Brenham, TX
- Coordinates: 30, -96
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0000&lon=-96.0000&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: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Western Pacific Region
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203691
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR26LA319
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203691/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA319

## 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: [Rotorsport UK ROTORSPORT UK CAVALO, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05636HX), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N987AG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987AG), registered now, S/N RSUK-V00560, built 2023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROTORSPORT UK LTD ROTORSPORT UK CAVALO
- Registry model: [Rotorsport UK ROTORSPORT UK CAVALO](https://openairdocs.org/model/rotorsport-uk-rotorsport-uk-cavalo) (registry code 05636HX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 915 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (registry code 55620, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Gyroplane
- Serial number: RSUK-V00560
- Year built: 2023
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Destination: Same as departure
- Airport: 11R

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.05 inHg
- Observed at: KTME, 13 nm away
- METAR: METAR KTME 221835Z AUTO 33004KT 9SM CLR 37/21 A3005 RMK AO2

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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