Amateur-built MONI accident near Hillsboro, Ohio, April 22, 1987
On April 22, 1987 at about 3:32 pm local time, a amateur-built MONI, registered N329RM, was substantially damaged in an accident near Hillsboro, Ohio (Highland County airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 22, 1987 · about 3:32 pm local time · cases in 1987
- Place
- Hillsboro, Ohio · Highland County · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built MONI
- Registration
- N329RM · registry record · serial 00329
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFT TKOF FM THE 3520 FOOT RWY, THE PLT STATED THAT AT ABT MIDPOINT WITH APPROX 1700 FT OF RWY REMAINING, THE ENG SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AGAIN BUT AFT SEVERAL SECONDS IT STOPPED AGAIN AND HE COULD NOT RESTART IT. THE PLT THEN DEVOTED HIS FULL ATTENTION TO LNDG THE ACFT STRAIGHT AHEAD. DURING THE LNDG, THE ACFT STRUCK A TREE WITH ITS LEFT WING, SPUN AROUND, AND SETTLED TO THE GROUND. INSPECTION OF THE ENG DID NOT REVEAL ANY REASON FOR ITS LOSS OF POWER.
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
- Flight time: 912 hours in all; 13 in this make and model; 8 in the last 90 days; 8 in the last 30 days; 853 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 14 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, August 13, 1986; 14 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 500 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kfm MAXI 107 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 5, 3,520 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 75°F (24°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 4:50 pm from LUK, 42 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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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N329RM on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Engine: Kfm MAXI 107 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Highland County · nearest airport
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,884 since 1982 · 253 in the last ten years
- Ohio 8,529 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/ATL87DEG04.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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