# Accident 20120828019289A: Lee Paul SQ 2000, Pierre, SD, August 28, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2012, 09:49 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3761° N, 100.2847° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3761&lon=-100.2847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416-2013-11-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lee Paul SQ 2000 (registry code 0561431, https://openairdocs.org/model/lee-paul-sq-2000) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEE PAUL SQ 2000
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 270 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12FA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA579) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120828019289A

## Narrative

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

ON 8/28/2012 AT 09:49 CDT A EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT OWNED BY THE PILOT CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF CLIMB OUT ON A CRF 14 PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT.  VMC PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE PILOT FATALLY INJURED.  THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PIERRE ON 8/28/2012 AT 09:45.

## 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 CEN12FA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA579), Aug 28, 2012: Lee Paul SQ 2000 (N416), Pierre, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's entry into a pilot-induced oscillation and the pilot’s loss of airplane control during the takeoff initial climb. Contributing to the accident was the left entrance door opening in…

## Other reports on N416 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20060413006029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060413006029A), Apr 13, 2006: Amtr SQ2000 (N416), Berriem Springs, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed and during roll-out gear system failed.
- [Incident 20050610013349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050610013349I), Jun 10, 2005: Amtr SQ2000 (N416), Bismarck, ND, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot touched down too hard causing nose gear fiberglass strut to break. Minor damage to gear leg only.

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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