# NTSB CHI73FER09: Moonraker 100, N8669E, Prescott, WI, June 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1973
- Place: Prescott, WI · PRESCOTT, WI
- Location: 44.7538° N, 92.7887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prescott, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7538&lon=-92.7887&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189870
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73FER09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FER09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2844  73/6/13    PRESCOTT,WIS        MOONRAKER 100       CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 448
        TIME - 1940                    N8669E              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESCOTT,WIS                RED WING,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH FOUR KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIP.FUEL SELECT FOUND OFF.ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8669E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8669E-1973-08-13), registration cancelled 1973-08-13, S/N RAE-1, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONRAKER 100
- Registry model: [Ellman Robert A 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/ellman-robert-a-100) (registry code 05635VS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730613018789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613018789A), Jun 13, 1973: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Prescott, WI, Destroyed. Took off with four known deficiencies in equip. Fuel select found off. Acft destroyed by fire.

## Other investigations on N8669E (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 NYC66F0097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0097), Jun 22, 1965: Moonraker 100 (N8669E), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage

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.

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