# NTSB ANC24LA062: Foxair Kitfox S7 Supersport, N876AK, Tok, AK, July 9, 2024

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 9, 2024, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Tok, AK · TOK junction airport
- Coordinates: 63.329514, -142.95368
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.3295&lon=-142.9537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 194665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC24LA062
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194665/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194665
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA062

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff with a crosswind.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Foxair KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05633VR), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on equipment (probable cause); cases with it: [Foxair KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=05633VR), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Foxair KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05633VR), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Foxair KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=05633VR), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that, during takeoff with a strong right crosswind, the right wing “lifted sharply” and the left wing impacted the ground. The airplane continued off the left side of the runway and came to rest about 150 ft from the edge of the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N876AK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N876AK), registered now, S/N KA13363280, built 2015 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FOXAIR LLC KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT
- Registry model: [Foxair KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT](https://openairdocs.org/model/foxair-kitfox-s7-supersport) (registry code 05633VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: KA13363280
- Year built: 2015
- Airframe hours: 417.7
- Engines: Rotax 914-UL reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, June 17, 2024
- Departed: PAMR, Anchorage, AK
- Destination: Same as departure
- Flight plan: VFR/IFR
- Airport: PFTO, Tok Junction Airport, runway 8, 2,509 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic primary flight display, Satellite tracking device, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system, ADS-B

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 74; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 2, 2023; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,256 total, 283 in this make and model, 1,055 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 18,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter: 29.70 inHg
- Observed at: PABI, 84 nm away
- METAR: PABI 091853Z 09008KT 10SM SCT080 SCT120 OVC180 15/09 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP060 ACSL DSNT S T01500089

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20240709008099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240709008099A), Jul 9, 2024: Foxair LLC KITFOX S7 SUPERSPORT, Tok, AK, Substantial damage. 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…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 28, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194665. 15.6 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 15.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17508850&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC24LA062%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 403 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17509352&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC24LA062%20photos-Rel.pdf

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.

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