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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1 · Montrose, PA · August 7, 2015

Date: August 7, 2015 · 18:54 local
Place: Montrose, PA
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N428YT
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15FA298
Reported as: Mchugh Tony Kitfox Model 1
Reported engine: ROTAX 532
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 286 total

N428YTRegistration cancelled Jan 31, 2019 · Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1S/N 149 · Built 2010 Airframe modelMchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1 Engine modelRotax 5322 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On first attempt to land at private airfield aircraft crashed in near vertical attitude short of runway on the side of a berm. The aircraft caught fire and was subsequently destroyed. Aircraft damage and witness marks on the ground indicate the aircraft was under power with minimal airspeed.

As the FAA filed it

ON FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND AT PRIVATE AIRFIELD AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE SHORT OF RUNWAY ON THE SIDE OF A BERM. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND WITNESS MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNDER POWER WITH MINIMAL AIRSPEED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15FA298Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMontrose, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.Aug 7, 2015 · Substantial damage