# Accident 19850818076119A: Amtr MONI, Bryon, CA, August 18, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1985, 11:30 local time
- Place: Bryon, CA
- Airport: Concord
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8491° N, 121.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8491&lon=-121.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97MS-2001-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Michael S SLING SHOT (registry code 05605BP, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-michael-s-sling-shot) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX85LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA353) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850818076119A

## Narrative

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

ON FIRST TEST FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT FLUTTERED.  CANOPY SEPARATED, SPIN OCCURRED. PLANE NOT RECOVERED. PILOT PARACHUTED.

## 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 LAX85LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA353), Aug 18, 1985: Mike Stone Moni (N97MS), Byron, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N97MS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20001203041239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001203041239A), Dec 3, 2000: Amtr SLINGSHOT (N97MS), Kingwood, WV, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23)Aircraft reported missing on 12-03-2000. Aircraft found in a wooded area approximately 3 miles easr of Kingwood, WV on 12-05-2000. Thumb compression test…

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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