# Accident 19810730047179A: Amtr MONERAIS, Montpelier, OH, July 30, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1981, 13:05 local time
- Place: Montpelier, OH
- Airport: Woodruff
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5843° N, 84.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5843&lon=-84.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36JS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONERAIS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,966 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEK28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810730047179A

## Narrative

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

SPUN IN AFTER GLIDER TOW RELEASE. NO PILOT DISABILITY OR GLIDER DEFECTS FOUND. SKILLED GLIDER PILOT.

## 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 CHI81FEK28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK28), Jul 30, 1981: Monerai S (N36JS), Montpelier, OH, substantial damage, 1 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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