Amateur-built MONNETT MONI accident near Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina, April 14, 1984
On April 14, 1984 at about 6:05 pm local time, a amateur-built MONNETT MONI, registered N92RB, was substantially damaged in an accident near Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina (First Flight airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 14, 1984 · about 6:05 pm local time
- Place
- Kill Devil Hill, North Carolina · First Flight · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built MONNETT MONI MONNETT MO
- Registration
- N92RB · no longer on the register · serial 73
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT WAS THE 4TH ACFT TO TAKE OFF OF 7 SCHEDULED TO MAKE A FORMATION FLY-BY OF THE WRIGHT BROTHERS NATIONAL MEMORIAL. AS THE ACFT TOOK OFF TO JOIN UP FOR THE FLT, A THICK LOW FOG BANK ROLLED IN. THE OTHER ACFT DEPARTED THE AREA, BUT THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT UNDER THE FOG. THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED MAKING A LEFT HAND CIRCLE OVER THE NW CORNER OF THE ARPT. ABOUT 1/2 THRU A 2ND 360 DEG TURN, THE ACFT ENTERED A VERY STEEP DIVE, COLLIDED WITH A TREE &THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE OTHER ACFT HAD AVOIDED THE FOG & WERE ABLE TO LAND SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 107 hours in all; 62 in this make and model; 8 in the last 30 days; 75 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 62 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, April 6, 1984; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 550 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Iame KEM-107-E (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0, 3,000 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 8 knots
- Sky: overcast; not recorded
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 59°F (15°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:35 pm from ECG, 29 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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