- Date
- February 26, 1984, 13:34 local (18:34 UTC)
- Place
- Indiantown, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N87RBMonnett Moni
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840226005289A
- Case key
- 30975
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed in pieces after the airframe failed while the plt was performing aerobatics. The plt used his parachutewhile still belted to the tail section of the acft which was lowered by the chute. The wreckage consisted or six main pieces of separated airframe. Investigation revealed that the acft is of an all metal construction and incroporates the use of bonding to attach the one piece wing skins to the left and right wings. Examination of the bonded surfaces indicated that contamination of the surfaces during the bonding process resulted in a weaker bond between the bonded surface and bonding material.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N87RB
- Reported as
- Monnett Moni
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 116
- Airframe hours
- 47
- Engine
- Ital-American KFM 107, 25 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robert K. Brumwell
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 28, 1983 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- X58 · Indiantown, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,754 total · 5 in this make and model · 3,754 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 8 knots, gusting 18
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.