Gyroplane Completed One Full 360° Roll As It Descended And Impacted The Runway
On December 4, 2022, about 1135 eastern standard time, a Rotorsport UK LTD Cavalon, N401GR, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Beverly Regional Airport (BVY) Beverly, Massachusetts. The sport pilot was fatally injured. The gyroplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The sport pilot, who was also the owner of the gyroplane, had acquired his sport certificate about 6 months prior to the accident.