# Accident 19870705033989A: Amtr MONERAIS, Springfield, VT, July 5, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1987, 14:50 local time
- Place: Springfield, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2966° N, 72.4819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2966&lon=-72.4819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54MS-2013-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcculloch G James MONERAI-S (registry code 05647DT, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcculloch-g-james-monerai-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONERAIS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 225 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC87DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870705033989A

## Narrative

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

IN FLIGHT FAILURE OF LEFT SPAR AT CRUISE ALTITUDE. IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A FLAT SPIN. POWERED HOMEBUILT GLIDER.

## 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 NYC87DNC07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC87DNC07), Jul 5, 1987: Mcculloch Monerai "S" (N54MS), Springfield, VT, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N54MS (1)

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

- [Incident 19810801060659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810801060659I), Aug 1, 1981: Amtr MONERAIS (N54MS), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. Glider pilot released tow line prematurly. Insufficient altitude to return to airport. Landed short.

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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