# Accident 19881015048359A: Amtr MONI, Lancaster, CA, October 15, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1988, 10:29 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Airport: Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7203° N, 118.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7203&lon=-118.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8123, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8123-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lewis James R MONI (registry code 05659X1, https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-james-r-moni) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONI
- Reported engine: IAME KFM107
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 40 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX89DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881015048359A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED ENGINE PROBLEM ON CLIMBOUT.BEGAN A TURN AND DIVED INTO THE GROUND. PILOT BADLY BURNED IN CRASH FIRE.

## 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 LAX89DUQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUQ01), Oct 15, 1988: Lewis Moni (N8123), Lancaster, CA, 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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