# Accident 19781104042809A: Mncoup 90A, IN, November 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1978
- Place: IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N18062, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N18062) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 90A (registry code 5810104, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNCOUP 90A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 499 total, 3 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781104042809A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI79FET04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FET04), Nov 4, 1978: Monocoupe 90A (N18062), Mentone, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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