# Accident 20150807014469A: Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1, Montrose, PA, August 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2015, 18:54 local time
- Place: Montrose, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8239° N, 75.8778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8239&lon=-75.8778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N428YT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N428YT-2019-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1 (registry code 056298Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/mchugh-tony-kitfox-model-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 532 (registry code 55579, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-532) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCHUGH TONY KITFOX MODEL 1
- Reported engine: ROTAX 532
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150807014469A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA15FA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA298), Aug 7, 2015: Mchugh Tony Kitfox Model 1 (N428YT), Montrose, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

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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