# NTSB Accident CEN12FA073
> **SKYKITS SAVANNAH VGW** · 2011-11-20 · Plato Center, IL, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12FA073
- **Event ID:** 20111121X82253
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2011-11-20
- **Location:** Plato Center, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.008888, -88.457496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SKYKITS
- **Model:** SAVANNAH VGW
- **Registration:** N61XT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noncertificated pilot’s decision to fly the airplane without receiving any flight instruction in the airplane, which resulted in his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during takeoff and the subsequent aerodynamic stall.

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