# Accident 20121018023149A: Albright, Stan KITFOX SUPER SPORT, Twin Bridges, MT, October 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2012, 14:40 local time
- Place: Twin Bridges, MT
- Airport: Twin Bridges
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5336° N, 112.3025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5336&lon=-112.3025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N960WM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ALBRIGHT, STAN KITFOX SUPER SPORT
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912UL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,750 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121018023149A

## Narrative

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

AFTER COMPLETING SEVERAL TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS ON THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, THE PILOT INITIATED HIS FIRST FULL-FLAP TAKEOFF IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT.  IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED AND YAWED TO THE RIGHT, IMPACTING THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR13CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA018), Oct 18, 2012: Albright Stan Kitfox Super Sport (N960WM), Twin Bridges, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane builder’s failure to rig the flight controls correctly, which resulted in a loss of control after takeoff.

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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