# Accident 19830907046959A: Amtr MONERAIS, Lapeer, MI, September 7, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1983, 17:00 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0394° N, 83.3204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0394&lon=-83.3204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275HW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275HW-2013-06-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warren Howard MONERAI (registry code 05647HU, https://openairdocs.org/model/warren-howard-monerai) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONERAIS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 11 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI83FA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830907046959A

## Narrative

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

DURING TOW TAKEOFF GLIDE PILOT HAD CONTROL PROBLEMS. TOW PILOT RELEASED GLIDER AS IT BANKED AND DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 CHI83FA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA419), Sep 7, 1983: Warren Moneri S (N275HW), Lapeer, MI, destroyed, 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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