1 fatal · PRUSS RICHARD S KITFOX IV · 2016-06-07 · De Smet, SD, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN16FA209
Event ID
20160607X80345
Type
Accident
Date
2016-06-07
Location
De Smet, SD, USA
Coordinates
44.285556, -97.459167
Injuries
Highest injury
FATL
Fatal
1
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
PRUSS RICHARD S
Model
KITFOX IV
Registration
N921RP
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle-of-attack during a steep turn at a low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin at too low of an altitude to recover.