# Accident 20200607008119A: Pahls Herman KITFOX, Lander, WY, June 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2020, 08:32 local time
- Place: Lander, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7047° N, 108.8825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7047&lon=-108.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595KF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N595KF-2021-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pahls Herman KITFOX (registry code 05626VD, https://openairdocs.org/model/pahls-herman-kitfox) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PAHLS HERMAN KITFOX
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200607008119A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR20LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA170), Jun 7, 2020: Kitfox Kitfox (N595KF), Lander, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inexperienced pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle-of-attack during a turn at high density altitude, which resulted in an accelerated stall and impact with water. Contributing to…

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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