Russell Post MONI MOTORGLIDER N49P

Summary

On 24 August 1986 at about 16:00 local time, a Russell Post MONI MOTORGLIDER registered N49P was involved in an accident near Fellsmere, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

24 August 1986 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Fellsmere, Florida, United States

Coordinates

27.7596, -80.5905

Aircraft

Russell Post MONI MOTORGLIDER

Registration

N49P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sebastian → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA86FA241

1 person died.

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

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT PERFORMING AEROBATIC MANEUVERS AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER FOUND WITH THE TAIL SURFACES SEPARATED. THE TAIL SURFACES WERE FOUND 300 AND 400 FEET FROM THE MAIN WRECKAGE. A METALLURGICAL EXAMINATION OF THE ATTACH POINTS FOR THE TAIL SURFACES REVEALED ALL FAILURES TO BE FROM OVERSTRESS. ACCORDING TO AVAILABLE RECORDS, THE PILOT HAD VERY LITTLE AEROBATIC TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.