# Accident 20250408006549A: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ, Platteville, WI, April 8, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2025, 13:10 local time
- Place: Platteville, WI
- Airport: Platteville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6852° N, 90.4546° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6852&lon=-90.4546&mi=10
- Aircraft: N568RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N568RD-2025-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 TOPAZ (registry code 060008B, https://openairdocs.org/model/pphu-ekolot-kr-030-topaz) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PPHU EKOLOT KR-030 TOPAZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250408006549A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 8, 2025 AT 1310 CST, AN EKOLOT KR-030 TOPAZ LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER INITIATING A GO AROUND ATTEMPT AT PLATTEVILLE, WISCONSIN (PVB). THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN25LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA149), Apr 8, 2025: Pphu Ekolot KR-030 Topaz (N568RD), Platteville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from terrain for reasons which could not be determined.

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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