# Accident 19970916026899A: Amtr MONERAIS, Artesia, NM, September 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1997, 11:15 local time
- Place: Artesia, NM
- Airport: Artesia Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8410° N, 104.4309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8410&lon=-104.4309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5575S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5575S-2000-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brashears-Chitwood MONERAI-S (registry code 05647DL, https://openairdocs.org/model/brashears-chitwood-monerai-s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONERAIS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA351) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970916026899A

## Narrative

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

FIRST FLIGHT IN TYPE. PITCHED UP AND STALLED ON LIFTOFF. TYPE HAS SENSTIVE CONTROLS WITH SIDE STICK. LACK CHECKOUT. (-23) ON SEPT. 16, 1997, AT 0945 MDT, AN AMATEUR BUILT MONERAI S MOTOR GLIDER, N5575S, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKE-OFF FROM THE ARTESIA, NM AIRPORT. THE PRIVATE PILOT & SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE MOTOR GLIDER WA JOINTLY OWNED & OPERATED BY THE PILOT & ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL UNDER TITLE 14 CFT PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW97LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA351), Sep 16, 1997: Brashears MONERAI-S (N5575S), Artesia, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper handling of the aircraft during takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and collision with the terrain. A factor relating to the accident was: the pilot's lack of recent…

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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