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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Pahls Herman KITFOX · Lander, WY · June 7, 2020

Date
June 7, 2020 · 08:32 local
Place
Lander, WY
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N595KF
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20LA170
Reported as
Pahls Herman Kitfox
Reported engine
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Sport pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total100 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was operating at 8300 feet elevation, density altitude was high and aircraft was under-powered for that altitude. Pilot lost control of aircraft. The aircraft stalled and nosed into the lake.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATING AT 8300 FEET ELEVATION, DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS HIGH AND AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER-POWERED FOR THAT ALTITUDE. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND NOSED INTO THE LAKE.

NTSB investigation

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