# Accident 20230728011189A: A Van Nierop RISEN 915IS, Glendive, MT, July 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2023, 14:15 local time
- Place: Glendive, MT
- Airport: Dawson Community
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1302° N, 104.7729° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1302&lon=-104.7729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2442, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2442-2024-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: A Van Nierop RISEN 915IS (registry code 05641QC, https://openairdocs.org/model/a-van-nierop-risen-915is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 915 IS series (registry code 55620, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-915-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: A VAN NIEROP RISEN 915IS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 915 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA286) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230728011189A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 28, 2023 AT 1415 MST, EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, RISEN 915 SUPERVELOCE,  CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE FROM DAWSON COUNTY AIRPORT (GDV).

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT AND THE PILOT RECIEVED FATAL INJURIES.

THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE DAWSON COUNTY AIRPORT (GDV) OUTSIDE OF GLENDIVE, MT.

## 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 WPR23FA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA286), Jul 28, 2023: Risen 915 iS (N2442), Glendive, MT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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