Amateur-built MONI accident near Omro, Wisconsin, August 1, 1983
On August 1, 1983 at about 6:10 pm local time, a amateur-built MONI, registered N3919X, was substantially damaged in an accident near Omro, Wisconsin (Private airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was seriously injured. 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 1, 1983 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Omro, Wisconsin · Private · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was seriously injured.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built MONI
- Registration
- N3919X · no longer on the register
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, THE WIND WAS NORTHWESTERLY AT ABOUT 20 KTS & THE RWY HEADING OF THE DIRT STRIP WAS 030 DEG. THE PLT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE STRIP, THEN MADE A TOUCH-&-GO LANDING. ON THE 3RD APCH, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 800 TO 900 FT FROM THE APCH END, THEN IT ROLLED APRX 900 TO 1000 FT. THE ACFT THEN LIFTED OFF IN A STEEP CLIMB & ENTERED A STEEP RIGHT BANK, FROM WHICH, THE NOSE DROPPED & THE PLANE DIVED ALMOST VERTICALLY TO THE GROUND. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.
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: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: helicopter; instrument: airplane; instrument: helicopter; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 10,000 hours in all; 2 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 11 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Maximum gross weight: 560 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kfm 107 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: OSH Oshkosh WI
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 3, 2,900 ft by 30 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 340° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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