No fatalities
20 Mar 2025: ROTORSPORT UK LTD CAVALON — Murrieta, CA
On 20 Mar 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; 6 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.
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