Monnett MONI N87RB

Summary

On 26 February 1984 at about 18:34 local time, a Monnett MONI registered N87RB was involved in an accident near Indiantown, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

26 February 1984 at 18:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Indiantown, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Monnett MONI

Registration

N87RB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indiantown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA84FA095

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.