# Accident 20161105021329A: Bruce Stamper Jr RV-10, Dubois, WY, November 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2016, 07:56 local time
- Place: Dubois, WY
- Airport: Dubois Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5536° N, 109.7086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5536&lon=-109.7086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924WY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924WY-2018-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bruce Stamper JR RV-10 (registry code 05634WJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/bruce-stamper-jr-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-D4A5 (registry code 41798, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-d4a5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRUCE STAMPER JR RV-10
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,510 total, 14 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161105021329A

## Narrative

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

ON 5 NOVEMBER, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 0756 MDT, A 2016 EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT, BRUCE STAMPER JR, MODEL RV-10, REGISTRATION NUMBER N924WY, SERIAL NUMBER 40146 WAS DESTROYED DURING A POST IMPACT FIRE, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL, SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DUBOIS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DUB) IN DUBOIS, WYOMING. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN17FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA035), Nov 5, 2016: Stamper RV-10 (N924WY), Dubois, WY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed after becoming distracted by the opening of the gull-wing cabin door during takeoff, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of…

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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