Gable SONERAI II N3994G

Summary

On 5 May 1984 at about 20:37 local time, a Gable SONERAI II registered N3994G was involved in an accident near Berlin, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 May 1984 at 20:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Berlin, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Berlin (45C)

Coordinates

43.9705, -88.9502

Aircraft

Gable SONERAI II

Registration

N3994G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA174

1 person was seriously injured.

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

THIS HOMEBUILT ACFT STALLED DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WENT TO 650 DEGREES WHICH WAS AN OVERHEAT CONDITION. THE PLT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO RETURN TO THE ARPT BUT STALLED 20 FT SHORT OF RWY 27 AND CRASHED IN A SWAMPY AREA. FAA ADVISED THAT THE OWNER HAD TRIED TO MODIFY AN OPENING INTHE COWLING FOR COOLING BUT DUE TO POSITIONING AND AREA THE RESULT WAS A LACK OF COOLING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.