# N317WM: 1986 Vollmers Walter K SONERAI IIL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vollmers Walter K SONERAI IIL](https://openairdocs.org/model/vollmers-walter-k-sonerai-iil) (registry code 056598P, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 559
- Year built: 1986
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1987
- Certificate issued: April 7, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A362D2
- Registered owner: [Jennings Delbert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENNINGS%20DELBERT%20K)
- Location: [West Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/West%20Fargo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8672° N, 96.9422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 58078, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=317WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317WM

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Vollmers Walter K SONERAI IIL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI98LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA271), Jul 11, 1998: Vollmers Sonerai II L (N317WM), Lincoln, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a corroded ignition wire. Related factors were the tailwind, and ditch.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19980711016459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711016459A), Jul 11, 1998: Amtr SONERAI (N317WM), Bismarck, ND, No damage. (-23) On 07/11/98 at 0925 CDT, Sonerai ii-l, N317WM owned an operated by karl vollmers was substantially damaged during a pleasure flight from hawley, MN to…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Vollmers Walter K SONERAI IIL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vollmers-walter-k-sonerai-iil/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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