# N247RJ: Jaeger Robert G SONERAI II L, registration cancelled 2001-04-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 9, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Jaeger Robert G SONERAI II L](https://openairdocs.org/model/jaeger-robert-g-sonerai-ii-l) (registry code 056592T)
- Serial number: 999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 30, 1983
- Last registry action: February 20, 2001
- Mode S code: A24B80
- Owner when cancelled: [Jaeger Robert G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAEGER%20ROBERT%20G)
- Location: [Somonauk, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Somonauk)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6669° N, 88.7065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60552, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247RJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=247RJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247RJ-2001-04-09

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 Jaeger Robert G SONERAI II L: https://openairdocs.org/model/jaeger-robert-g-sonerai-ii-l.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX1916](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1916), Apr 17, 1998: DRIVE COUPLER. FAILED. ALUMINUM MAGNETO DRIVE COUPLER FRACTURED CAUSING ENGINE STOPPAGE IN-FLIGHT. PART USED IN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT FOUND TO HAVE AN APPROX 200 HOUR USE. RECOMMEND R
- [SDR 98ZZZX1697](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX1697), Apr 17, 1998: DRIVE COUPLING. FAILED. THE CAST ALUMINUM MAGNETO DRIVE COUPLING WHICH IS KEYED TO THE FLYWHEEL BROKE INTO FOUR PIECES. THE RESULTANT FRICTION MELTED AND FUSED A PORTION OF THE BROKEN 

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CHI98LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA128), Apr 17, 1998: Jaeger Sonerai II-L (N247RJ), Bicknell, IN, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed during an emergency landing attempt. Factors associated with this accident were a manufacturing defect in the magneto drive coupling and a total failure…
- [NTSB CHI93LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA211), Jun 6, 1993: Monnett Sonerai IIL (N247RJ), De Kalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19980417016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417016099A), Apr 17, 1998: Amtr SONERAI2L (N247RJ), Bicknell, IN, Destroyed. (.4)While at cruise altitude, the pilot said he noticed a burning smell after he had operated the experimental airplane's auxiliary fuel pump. He said he did…
- [Accident 19930606022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606022899A), Jun 6, 1993: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N247RJ), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Wing struck runway light. Aborted. Found left aileron disconnected.
- [Incident 19890929058359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929058359I), Sep 29, 1989: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N247RJ), West Chicago, IL. Engine lost power on climb. Elected to land off airport when unable to maintain altitude.

## Other aircraft with N247RJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N247RJ): Hawker Beechcraft G36, S/N E-3822, built 2007

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