# Accident 20020611012189A: Amtr PIELEMERAUDE, Hot Springs, SD, June 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2002, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hot Springs, SD
- Airport: Hot Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3681° N, 103.3881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3681&lon=-103.3881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71PE-2017-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Galbraith PIEL EMERAUDE (registry code 70218SP, https://openairdocs.org/model/galbraith-piel-emeraude) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PIELEMERAUDE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020611012189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI02LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA159), Jun 11, 2002: Galbraith Piel Emeraude (N71PE), Hot Springs, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the connecting rod fatigue failure during takeoff climb.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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