Autogyro CAVALON N46JS

Summary

On 16 June 2021 at about 22:30 local time, a Autogyro CAVALON registered N46JS was involved in an accident near Collinsville, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 June 2021 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Collinsville, Texas, United States

Coordinates

33.5605, -96.9150

Aircraft

Autogyro CAVALON

Registration

N46JS

Category

Gyrocraft

Year built

2020

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denison → Weatherford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN21LA276

Nobody was injured.

The total loss of engine power due to the failure of both fuel pumps, which resulted in fuel starvation. The reason for the failure of both fuel pumps could not be determined based on available evidence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the experimental gyroplane reported a loss of engine power during cruise flight. The pilot was unable to restore engine power, so he made a forced landing to a pasture, during which the main rotor blades were substantially damaged. Postaccident examination of the engine found that the main fuel pump was inoperable and that the auxiliary fuel pump ran initially but stopped operating after a few seconds. Because both fuel pumps had failed, fuel could not be fed to the engine during the accident flight, and a total loss of engine power occurred. The reasons for the failure of both fuel pumps could not be determined from the available evidence for this investigation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.