Date:	Wednesday 4 February 2015
Time:	14:00
Type:	AutoGyro Calidus
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N595X
MSN:	C00350
Year of manufacture:	2014
Total airframe hrs:	22 hours
Engine model:	Rotax 914UL
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	SW of Crozet, Virginia -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Private field
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The experimental Calidus autogyro plane crashed under unknown circumstances upon takeoff. The pilot was not injured.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/feb/5/autogyro-plane-crash-lands-in-crozet-pilot-uninjur/
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:04-FEB-15,CHARLOTTESVILLE,N595X]
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=595X

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
05-Feb-2015 13:42	gerard57	Added
05-Feb-2015 16:21	Geno	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ]
05-Feb-2015 17:06	harro	Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ]
21-Dec-2016 19:28	ASN Update Bot	Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ]