# Accident 20250605007509A: Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, Waupaca, WI, June 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2025, 11:30 local time
- Place: Waupaca, WI
- Airport: Waupaca Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3332° N, 89.0198° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3332&lon=-89.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N755SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV (registry code 05628G7, https://openairdocs.org/model/gallow-daniel-a-kitfox-classic-iv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 2200 (registry code 34800, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GALLOW DANIEL A KITFOX CLASSIC IV
- Reported engine: JABIRU 2200
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 631 total, 377 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250605007509A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 05, 2025 AT1130 CST, A KITFOX CLASSIC IV N^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WAS LANDING ON THE GRASS STRIP ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 10 AT WAUPACA, WI AIRPORT (IDENTIFIER PCZ). ON FINAL APPROACH/ SHORT FINAL, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND CO-PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. 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 CEN25LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA196), Jun 5, 2025: Gallow Daniel A Kitfox Classic IV (N755SD), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate air speed during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

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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