Accident · 2025-03-20
What the record says
- Event date
- 2025-03-20
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- Minor injury
- Aircraft
- ROTORSPORT UK LTD CAVALON (N157P)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
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.
Source: NTSB case WPR25LA115Flight crew
Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.
| Role | Certificate | Instrument rating | Age | Medical | Flight hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot pilot flying | Student | None | 55 | Class 3 (2025-01-07) | 58 total · 47 in this make/model · 4 as PIC · 36 last 90 days |
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.