# Accident 20160607009209A: Pruss Richard S KITFOX IV, De Smet, SD, June 7, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2016, 10:20 local time
- Place: De Smet, SD
- Airport: Private Strip Brooking, Sd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2856° N, 97.4592° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2856&lon=-97.4592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N921RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N921RP-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pruss Richard S KITFOX IV (registry code 05620RY, https://openairdocs.org/model/pruss-richard-s-kitfox-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRUSS RICHARD S KITFOX IV
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160607009209A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA209), Jun 7, 2016: Pruss Richard S Kitfox IV (N921RP), De Smet, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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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