Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff from an unimproved dirt road.
NTSB analysis
The pilot reported that, during takeoff from an unimproved soft, dirt road, the tires started to "dig in," and the gyroplane veered left, he overcorrected, and the gyroplane rolled onto its left side.
The gyroplane sustained substantial damage to the tailboom and mast.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA19CA077 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Nov 21, 2018
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Kanab, Utah
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Amateur-built ECLIPSE 10
- N-number
- N512EA
- Category
- Gyroplane
- Year built
- 2016
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.