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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pruss Richard S KITFOX IV · De Smet, SD · June 7, 2016

Date: June 7, 2016 · 10:20 local
Place: De Smet, SD
Airport: Private Strip Brooking, Sd
Phase of flight: Maneuver
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N921RP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16FA209
Reported as: Pruss Richard S Kitfox IV
Reported engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 24 in the last 90 days

N921RPRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2018 · Pruss Richard S KITFOX IVS/N 1589 · Built 1991 Airframe modelPruss Richard S KITFOX IV Engine modelBombardier ROTAX (ALL)Reciprocating

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What happened

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On June 7, 2016 at 10:20AM, an experimental amateur built Kitfox IV registered to randy r. telkamp, was involved in an accident while flying a circular search pattern maneuver over lake thompson, SD in search of a capsized fishing boat. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot was killed, the passenger was seriously injured. The pilot held a private pilot certificate. The flight originated at a private strip near brookings, SD.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 7, 2016 AT 10:20AM, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT KITFOX IV REGISTERED TO RANDY R. TELKAMP, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE FLYING A CIRCULAR SEARCH PATTERN MANEUVER OVER LAKE THOMPSON, SD IN SEARCH OF A CAPSIZED FISHING BOAT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS KILLED, THE PASSENGER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE PILOT HELD A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A PRIVATE STRIP NEAR BROOKINGS, SD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN16FA209Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportDe Smet, SDThe 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.Jun 7, 2016 · Substantial damage