Monnett SONERAI II N1390A
16 February 1983 · Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 February 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Monnett SONERAI II registered N1390A was involved in an accident near Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States
- Nearest airport
- Crawford (LRU)
- Coordinates
- 35.1105, -106.5809
- Aircraft
- Monnett SONERAI II
- Registration
- N1390A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW83LA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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
THE NEW HOME BUILT ACFT HAD ONLY 2.5 HRS TOTAL FLT TIME. AFTER A TEST FLT, THE PLT WAS ON THE LANDING ROLL WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AT APRX 35 MPH. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED & NOSED OVER ON ITS TOP. THE PLT REPORTED THAT LOSS OF CONTROL OCCURRED AFTER A STEERING ARM FAILED ON THE TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Monnett SONERAI accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 1988 | Monnett SONERAI II | Wisc Rapids, Wisconsin, United States | Bernard Fried | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1990 | Monnett SONERAI II | Cherokee, Iowa, United States | Christensen, JIM W. | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1993 | Monnett SONERAI IIL | De Kalb, Illinois, United States | Robert G. Jaeger | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 2022 | Monnett SONERAI | Jyväskylä, Finland | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May 1983 | Beechcraft 200 | Eagle Nest, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1983 | Piper PA28R-201T | Anton Chico, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1983 | Bell 206L-1 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Emergency Medical Supplies | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1983 | Cessna 172N | Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1983 | Hughes 500D | Portales, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |