# Thermal Flites MONERAI

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05647LU, 05647VZ
- Manufacturer (registry): THERMAL FLITES INC
- Model: MONERAI
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/thermal-flites-monerai

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N20DT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20DT): [Denver Aerospace Science Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DENVER%20AEROSPACE%20SCIENCE%20MUSEUM), [Watkins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Watkins), built 1982, S/N 314

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI83LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83LA244), Jun 5, 1983: Monerai Sailplane (N13HT), Montpelier, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 19830605022229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830605022229A), Jun 5, 1983: Amtr MONERAI (N13HT), Montpelier, OH, Substantial damage. Too high for landing. Tried to make an adjoining runway. Caught a wing on the ground and cartwheeled.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Edward Mandibles MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/edward-mandibles-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634FO
- [Craig L Gjerde MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/craig-l-gjerde-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05636DX
- [Walker Glen L MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-glen-l-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647DF
- [Marcussen James S MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/marcussen-james-s-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647GU
- [Shannon Bruce S MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/shannon-bruce-s-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647HV
- [Caldwell John W MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/caldwell-john-w-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647JK
- [Geary Michael P MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/geary-michael-p-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647KC
- [Bourne Steven M MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/bourne-steven-m-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05647KV
- [Heaberlin Albert J MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/heaberlin-albert-j-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05659U1
- [Day Ronald I MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/day-ronald-i-monerai): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0567647
- [Burcham Victor M MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/burcham-victor-m-monerai): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056022Q
- [Ostrander Stuart A MONERAI](https://openairdocs.org/model/ostrander-stuart-a-monerai): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05604TP

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