Amateur-built Kitfox S7 SuperSport N13NZ accident near Flanigan, Nevada

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a sharp turn at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

NTSB analysis

The commercial pilot reported that he took off from a dry lake bed with a second airplane for people on the ground to visually compare the two. After a normal flight, the second airplane landed. The pilot flew past the landing spot, pulled into a nose-high attitude, and made a rapid left turn. He pushed on the left rudder control, and the left wing stalled. The pilot attempted to recover from the stall; however, the airplane was at too low of an altitude to recover, and it impacted the ground in a nose-low attitude. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot failed to maintain airspeed during the sharp turn, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for WPR19TA018 for the full record.