No fatalities

ROTORSPORT UK LTD CAVALON accident at Murrieta, CA, 20 Mar 2025

Murrieta, CA, United States

On March 20, 2025, a ROTORSPORT UK LTD CAVALON was involved in an aviation accident near Murrieta, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an approach and subsequent descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to perform a go-around maneuver. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 7 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed during an approach and subsequent descent into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s failure to perform a go-around maneuver.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Airspeed — Not attained/maintainedPilotStudent/instructed pilot