Amateur-built MONNETT MONI accident near El Dorado, Arkansas, August 11, 1984
On August 11, 1984 at about 3:00 pm local time, a amateur-built MONNETT MONI, registered N120BL, was destroyed in an accident near El Dorado, Arkansas (Downtown 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 October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 11, 1984 · about 3:00 pm local time
- Place
- El Dorado, Arkansas · Downtown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built MONNETT MONI MONNETT MO
- Registration
- N120BL · registry record · serial 66
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
AFTER LIFT-OFF ON INITIAL TEST FLIGHT OF THIS HOMEBUILT ACFT, THE ENGINE CEASED TO DEVELOP FULL RPM. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO ESTABLISH A RATE OF CLIMB TO CLEAR TERRAIN OBSTACLES IN THE FLIGHT PATH, COLLIDING FIRST WITH TREE TOPS AND THEN THE GROUND. PLT SUSPECTS CARB MAY HAVE BEEN SET TOO RICH FOR EXISTING CONDITIONS. MIXTURE NOT ADJUSTABLE IN FLT.
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; instructor: glider; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 544 hours in all; 12 in the last 90 days; 497 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Kfm 102 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 36, 3,000 ft by 60 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 280° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 25,000 ft; scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 72°F (22°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 1:44 pm from ELD, 4 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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