# Accident 19890904066659A: Amtr MONERAI, Yermo, CA, September 4, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1989, 09:15 local time
- Place: Yermo, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9067° N, 116.8233° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yermo, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9067&lon=-116.8233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90RJ-2011-03-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Johnston Richard R MONERAI (registry code 05647CG, https://openairdocs.org/model/johnston-richard-r-monerai) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONERAI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890904066659A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN TO GROUND AFTER A LOW ALTITUDE TOW RELEASE. NO PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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