# NTSB NYC66F0097: Moonraker 100, N8669E, Gaithersburg, MD, June 22, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1965
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD · GAITHERSBURG, MD
- Location: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1486&lon=-77.1951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177618
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66F0097
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0097

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1838  65/6/22    GAITHERSBURG MD     MOONRAKER 100       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1800
        TIME - 1600                    N8669E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

## 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 CHI73FER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FER09), Jun 13, 1973: Moonraker 100 (N8669E), Prescott, WI, 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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