# Accident 20070915022219A: Mncoup 110, Utopia, TX, September 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2007, 08:10 local time
- Place: Utopia, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5228° N, 99.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5228&lon=-99.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N110SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Monocoupe 110 (registry code 5810202, https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SCARAB series (registry code 64502, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-scarab-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MNCOUP 110
- Reported engine: WARNER SCARAB185
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 15,473 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070915022219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS DOING LOW LEVEL AEROBATICS OVER A FRIEND'S PROPERTY. WHEN FLYING INVERTED AT 200 FEET AGL, THE PLANE DOVE INTO THE GROUND AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THERE WAS NO POST 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 DFW07LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA199), Sep 15, 2007: Monocoupe 110SP (N110SP), Utopia, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control while performing a low level inverted flight maneuver.

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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