# NTSB Accident WPR20LA170
> **Kitfox Kitfox** · 2020-06-07 · Lander, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR20LA170
- **Event ID:** 20200607X35655
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-06-07
- **Location:** Lander, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.704723, -108.882499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Kitfox
- **Model:** Kitfox
- **Registration:** N595KF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The inexperienced pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a turn at high density altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and impact with water. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s poor judgment to continue the flight despite the airplane’s limited performance during the accident flight.

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