Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1 accident near Montrose, PA
On August 7, 2015, a Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Montrose, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- August 7, 2015
- Place
- Montrose, PA
- Aircraft
- Mchugh Tony KITFOX MODEL 1 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.824°N, 75.878°W
- NTSB ID
- 20150807X21627
Official records · ERA15FA298
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn August 7, 2015, about 1855 eastern daylight time, an experimental amateur built Kitfox Model 1, N428YT, was substantially damaged when it impacted an embankment while practicing landing approaches to a private airstrip in Montrose, Pennsylvania. The airplane was privately owned and operated. The private pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight. The flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 and originated around 1830 from Tri Cities Airport (CZG), Endicott, New York. According to a witness, the accident flight was the first time the pilot had performed practice landing approaches to his private airstrip. Immediately prior to the accident, the pilot performed about three practice approaches but did not land the airplane. According to another witness, during the final approach, the airplane entered a "steep angle turn" and then "went straight down." It impacted the ground and came to rest on an embankment about 15 feet short of the runway approach end. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONAccording to FAA records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single engine land. According to the pilot's logbook, he had accumulated 300 hours of total flight time and 90.25 hours of total time in the accident airplane make and model, of which, 20 hours were in the previous 12 months. This pilot was issued a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) third-class medical certificate on December, 2, 2013, with the limitation th
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.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
