# Accident 20120905019769A: Ellefson Daniel T-BIRD II, Richfield, UT, September 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2012, 10:00 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Airport: Richfield Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7364° N, 112.0989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7364&lon=-112.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8106C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8106C-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ellefson Daniel T-BIRD II (registry code 05618MI, https://openairdocs.org/model/ellefson-daniel-t-bird-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912UL series (registry code 55571, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELLEFSON DANIEL T-BIRD II
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 18 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120905019769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TEST FLIGHTS ,FOLLOWING RECENT RE-ASSEMBLY OF AIRCRAFT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING PITCH CONTROLLABILITY ISSUES.  DURING FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP UNCONTROLLABLY AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED.  FORWARD FUSELAGE STRUCTURE DAMAGED, MAIN SPAR SEPARATED AND TWISTED.  AIRCRAFT FRAME TWISTED.

## 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 WPR12LA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA413), Sep 5, 2012: Ellefson T-BIRD II (N8106C), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control during landing due to a pitch control malfunction. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to continue flight with a known mechanical problem.

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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