Mike Stone MONI N97MS
18 August 1985 · Byron, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Mike Stone MONI registered N97MS was involved in an accident near Byron, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Byron, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Concord (CCR)
- Coordinates
- 37.8491, -121.6202
- Aircraft
- Mike Stone MONI
- Registration
- N97MS
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Livermore → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA353
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
WHILE ON THE INITIAL TEST FLT, THE AMATUER-BUILT R. M. STONE MONI ACFT CRASHED NEAR BYRON, CA. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLIGHT THE ACFT BEGAN TO 'FLUTTER', FOLLOWED BY SEPARATION OF THE CANOPY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE ACFT ENTERED INTO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SPIN. THE PLT EXITED THE ACFTAND PARACHUTED SAFELY. THE ACFT WAS NOT RECOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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