# NTSB Accident WPR12LA277
> **REHN KITFOX IV** · 2012-06-27 · Vancouver, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR12LA277
- **Event ID:** 20120628X15555
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-06-27
- **Location:** Vancouver, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.620277, -122.654724
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** REHN
- **Model:** KITFOX IV
- **Registration:** N645GR
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an attempt to return to the runway immediately after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was foreign debris in the right-hand carburetor bowl, which precipitated a loss of engine power.

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