# Accident 20030511007169A: Amtr MONI, Glens Falls, NY, May 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2003, 06:00 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3411° N, 73.6103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3411&lon=-73.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20909 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MONI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030511007169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0600L AN UNCERTIFICATED HOME BUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 1. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A SHARP LEFT TURN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL AND IMPACT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 300 YARDS NORTH WEST FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO IT AND THE PILOT SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL.

## 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 NYC03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA103), May 11, 2003: Francis Giroux Moni-Motorglider 032 (N20909), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the excessive taxi speed, and the inadvertent lift off.

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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