# Accident 20240709008099A: Foxair LLC KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, Tok, AK, July 9, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2024, 11:43 local time
- Place: Tok, AK
- Airport: Tok Junction
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 63.3295° N, 142.9537° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3295&lon=-142.9537&mi=10
- Aircraft: N876AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N876AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Foxair KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT (registry code 05633VR, https://openairdocs.org/model/foxair-kitfox-s7-supersport) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 914UL (registry code 55553, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOXAIR LLC KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,256 total, 283 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240709008099A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT RECIEVED ATIS REPORTING THE WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. THE PILOT TOOK-OFF ON RUNWAY 08 CLIMBING TO APPROXIMATELY 15-20 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A GUSTING CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT-WING TO DIP AROUND 90 DEGREES DROPPING THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT180 DEGREES.

## 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 ANC24LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA062), Jul 9, 2024: Foxair Kitfox S7 Supersport (N876AK), Tok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind.

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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