# N148DT: Taylor Daniel S SONERAI II LS, registration cancelled 2013-03-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Taylor Daniel S SONERAI II LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-daniel-s-sonerai-ii-ls) (registry code 056598B)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 0052LS
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 19, 1986
- Last registry action: November 14, 1990
- Mode S code: A0C0C5
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3391° N, 86.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36108, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=148DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148DT-2013-03-25

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Taylor Daniel S SONERAI II LS: https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-daniel-s-sonerai-ii-ls.md

## 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 MIA91FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA014), Oct 21, 1990: Daniel S. Taylor Sonerai II LS (N148DT), Prattville, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS WERE UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.

## 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 19901021046479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021046479A), Oct 21, 1990: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N148DT), Prattville, AL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine quit in pattern. Homebuilt stalled and spun in. Had overheating cylinders and evidence mixture too lean.

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