- Date
- December 30, 1985, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Perry, OH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N685TCMonnet Moni
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851230067389A
- Case key
- 13292
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction
Flight control surfaces/attachments - failure,partialCause
Loss of control - in flight
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
After initiating a 180 deg turn, the plt heard a 'thump' and noted a low vibration. The acft then pitched down abruptly and entered an inverted spin to ground contact. The plt stated an in flight structural failure of the tail section had occurred which resulted in the loss of control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N685TC
- Reported as
- Monnet Moni
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 279
- Airframe hours
- 19
- Engine
- KFM KFM 107E, 22 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Timothy J. Connor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · July 2, 1985 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- PVZ · Painesville, OH
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 19 in this make and model · 49 as pilot in command · 21 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 8 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.