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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CEN10LA401 Most Critical Injury: Fatal

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 07/15/2010 Investigated By: NTSB

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Location/Time
Nearest City/Place State Zip Code Local Time Time Zone

Iowa Falls IA 50126 1330 CDT

Aircraft Information
Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number

N701KC KLEMME WILLIAM H ZENITH CH 701

Type of Aircraft: Airplane Amateur Built Aircraft? No

Fatal 1 Serious Minor None
Injury Summary:

Revenue Sightseeing Flight: No Air Medical Transport Flight: No

Narrative
Brief narrative statement of facts, conditions and circumstances pertinent to the accident/incident:

On July 15, 2010, at 1330 central daylight time, an amateur built Zenith CH701, N701KC, collided
with the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 31 at the Iowa Falls Municipal
Airport (IFA), Iowa Falls, Iowa. The commercial rated pilot was fatally injured and the airplane
was substantially damaged. The personal flight was being operated under Title 14 Code of Federal
Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for
the local flight. The flight originated from IFA approximately 15 minutes prior to the accident.

The accident occurred during the first flight of the airplane.

Updated on Jul 23 2010 4:53PM

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National Transportation Safety Board NTSB ID: CEN10LA401

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 07/15/2010

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Other Aircraft Involved

Registration Number Aircraft Manufacturer Model/Series Number

Accident Information
Aircraft Damage: Substantial Accident Occurred During:

Crew Name Certificate No. Injury

Pilot On File On File Fatal

5
6

Operator Information
Name Operator Designator Code Doing Business As
KLEMME WILLIAM H

Street Address City State Zip Code

ALDEN IA 50006-9112
-Type of Certificate(s) Held: None

Air Carrier Operating Certificate(s):

Operating Certificate: Operator Certificate:

Regulation Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation

Type of Flight Operations Conducted: Personal

Flight Plan/Itinerary
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Last Departure Point State Airport Identifier

Same as Accident/Incident Location IFA

Destination State Airport Identifier

Same as Accident/Incident Location IFA

Weather Information

Investigator's Source: Unknown Facility ID: ALO Observation Time (Local): 1354

Sky/Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear Ft. AGL

Lowest Ceiling: None Ft. AGL Visibility: 10 SM Altimeter: 30.02 "Hg

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NTSB ID: CEN10LA401

National Transportation Safety Board

PRELIMINARY REPORT Occurrence Date: 07/15/2010

AVIATION Occurrence Type: Accident

Weather Information (Continued from page 2)

Temperature: 27 ° C Dew Point: 16 ° C Wind Direction: 350

Wind Speed: 6 Kts. Gusts: Kts. Weather Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions

Administration Data
Notification From Date
FAA

FAA District Office/Coordinator Investigator-In-Charge (IIC)

FAA-DSM-FSDO
Pamela S. Sullivan
Kyle Thurston

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