# NTSB DIA69D0117: Monocoupe 90AF, N266R, Asheville, NC, December 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1968
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0117

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4513  68/12/28   ASHEVILLE,NC        MONOCOUPE 90AF      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1045                    N266R               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 30, 435 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            18 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      45
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- RT X-WIND 20K GUSTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N266R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N266R-1975-04-10), registration cancelled 1975-04-10, S/N A-859, built 1944 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MONOCOUPE 90AF
- Registry model: [Monocoupe 90AF](https://openairdocs.org/model/monocoupe-90af) (registry code 5810107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville Airpark

## Other investigations on N266R (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 IAD75AI048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75AI048), Feb 15, 1975: Monocoupe 90AF (N266R), Asheville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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