# NTSB Accident CEN16FA209
> **PRUSS RICHARD S KITFOX IV** · 2016-06-07 · De Smet, SD, USA · FATL
## 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.

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