Mitchell MONNETT MONI N5625J
27 April 1985 · Athens, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 April 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Mitchell MONNETT MONI registered N5625J was involved in an accident near Athens, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Athens, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- David's (9C2)
- Coordinates
- 42.0800, -85.2309
- Aircraft
- Mitchell MONNETT MONI
- Registration
- N5625J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI85LA180
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 PLT OF THE HOME-BUILT/POWERED GLIDER INITIATED A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT RETRACT THE SPOILERS WHEN HE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE TOUCH-&-GO. THE ACFT LIFTED OFF INTO GROUND EFFECT, BUT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A RWY LIGHT AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY. THE ACFT THEN HIT THE GROUND LEFT WING 1ST & WAS DAMAGED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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