What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The owner and operator of this home built aircraft was doing touch and go landings at Hot Springs airport. On the third take off the engine lost power and the pilot attempted to turn back to the airport and the aircraft stalled and completed a one half turn before striking the ground. (.19) on June 11, 2002, at 0940 mountain daylight time, a galbraith piel emeraude, N71PE, owned and piloted by a commercial pilot sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain following a loss of control during the initial climb near Hot Springs, south dakota. The pilot, the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 without a flight plan. The aircraft had been observed doing touch and go landings prior to the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THIS HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT HOT SPRINGS AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD TAKE OFF THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE AIRPORT AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND COMPLETED A ONE HALF TURN BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND. (.19) ON JUNE 11, 2002, AT 0940 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A GALBRAITH PIEL EMERAUDE, N71PE, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB NEAR HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OBSERVED DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.