- Date
- November 3, 1984, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Endicott, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N234NSStevens MONNETT-MONI
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841103059869A
- Case key
- 35590
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Analysis
The acft collided with the terrain in an uncontrolled descent following a partial loss of power during a takeoff climb. The plt stated the RPM dropped from 5200 to 4600 at which time he attempted to lean the mixture. A severe vibration developed and not wanting to fly over a residential area, the plt initiated a left bank toward the arpt. The acft stalled and entered a spin impacting the ground before recovery attempts were effective. Cause of the power loss was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N234NS
- Reported as
- Stevens MONNETT-MONI (MONNETT-MO)
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- 234
- Airframe hours
- 2
- Engine
- Komet KFM107E, 22 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Neal G. Stevens
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Unknown · October 16, 1984 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- N17 · Endicott, NY
- Airport
- N17 · Endicott Tri-Cities, runway 3, 3,500 × 80 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 87 total · 1 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 25° at 3 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.