# N26KB: 1974 Bailey SONERAI M-1, registration cancelled 2009-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Bailey SONERAI M-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-sonerai-m-1) (registry code 0565902)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 0166
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 27, 1979
- Certificate issued: November 22, 1976
- Last registry action: February 22, 1977
- Mode S code: A27D87
- Owner when cancelled: [Mazza John V Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAZZA%20JOHN%20V%20JR)
- Location: [Colonial Heights, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Colonial%20Heights)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2901° N, 77.4008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23834, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26KB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26KB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26KB-2009-07-14

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 Bailey SONERAI M-1: https://openairdocs.org/model/bailey-sonerai-m-1.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 ATL80FID25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID25), Aug 2, 1980: Sonerai M-1 (N26KB), Matoaca, VA, 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 19800802032329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800802032329A), Aug 2, 1980: Amtrmo SONERAI (N26KB), Matoaca, VA, Destroyed. Failed to fully open fuel valve on first flight in homebuilt. Lost power. Stalled trying to return to field.

## Other aircraft with N26KB

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26KB): Air Creation CLIPPER 912, S/N T03088, built 2003

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