# NTSB Accident CHI05LA237
> **Kircher RV-8** · 2005-08-21 · Menomonie, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI05LA237
- **Event ID:** 20050825X01312
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-08-21
- **Location:** Menomonie, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.892223, -91.867774
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kircher
- **Model:** RV-8
- **Registration:** N505DF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to perform an aerobatic roll during takeoff, the low altitude, and his failure to maintain clearance from the crops and terrain.

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