# N88877: Olsen SONERAI II

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Olsen SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/olsen-sonerai-ii) (registry code 05659A1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 476
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 11, 1980
- Certificate issued: May 18, 2023
- Expires: May 31, 2030
- Mode S code: AC3EFA
- Registered owner: [Winningham Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINNINGHAM%20MATTHEW)
- Location: [Prattville, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Prattville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5165° N, 86.5615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36067, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88877
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88877

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 (Olsen SONERAI II)

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 CHI81FEM23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEM23), Jun 27, 1981: Sonerai II (N88877), Escanaba, MI, destroyed

## 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 19810627036519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810627036519A), Jun 27, 1981: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N88877), Escanaba, MI, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed during emergency landing attempt after engine failure on climbout.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N88877

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N88877 before.

- [Cancelled 1950-07-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88877-1950-07-26): Douglas DC3C-S1C3G, S/N 20225. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Pan American World Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAN%20AMERICAN%20WORLD%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Olsen SONERAI II aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/olsen-sonerai-ii/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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