# N176EM: 1977 Roth SONERAI II, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Roth SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/roth-sonerai-ii) (registry code 0565993)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 307
- Year built: 1977
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1978
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1993
- Last registry action: July 26, 2019
- Mode S code: A12FE7
- Owner when cancelled: [Delgado Carlos Borges](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELGADO%20CARLOS%20BORGES)
- Location: [Lexington, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Lexington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.9830° N, 84.4894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40517, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N176EM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=176EM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N176EM-2023-03-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Roth SONERAI II: https://openairdocs.org/model/roth-sonerai-ii.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19780714043989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714043989I), Jul 14, 1978: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N176EM), Ann Arbor, MI, Minor damage. Pilot losing directional control during first flight in a homebuilt, overcorrected with rudder.

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