# NTSB CEN25LA196: Gallow Daniel A Kitfox Classic IV, N755SD, Waupaca, WI, June 5, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 5, 2025, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC) - Place: Waupaca, WI - Coordinates: 44.33325, -89.019778 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3332&lon=-89.0198&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Approach-VFR pattern final: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor - Status: Completed, report October 23, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 200276 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA196 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200276/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200276 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA196 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate air speed during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05628G7), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=05628G7), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=05628G7), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=05628G7), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05628G7), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that during the final approach for landing he made engine power adjustments to correct the airplane’s altitude, and the airplane slowed too much near the runway threshold. The pilot added power, but the airplane stalled above the runway threshold, the nose dropped, the nose wheel impacted the runway, and the airplane flipped over into an inverted position. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wing, fuselage, and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N755SD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N755SD), registered now, S/N C04050295, built 2012 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GALLOW DANIEL A KITFOX CLASSIC IV - Registry model: [Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV](https://openairdocs.org/model/gallow-daniel-a-kitfox-classic-iv) (registry code 05628G7) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: C04050295 - Year built: 2012 - Airframe hours: 377 - Engines: Jabiru 2200 85 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, July 15, 2024 - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: PCZ, Waupaca Municipal, runway 10, 1,600 × 60 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 2, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 630 total, 377 in this make and model, 570 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 110° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 43 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KPCZ - METAR: KPCZ 051655Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 26/06 A3011 RMK AO2 T02610056 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20250605007509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250605007509A), Jun 5, 2025: Gallow Daniel A KITFOX CLASSIC IV, Waupaca, WI, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 23, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200276. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 315 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19052608&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA196%20-%206120_1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19052814&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN25LA196%20-%20PHOTOS-Rel.pdf 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. 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