# N4227N: Heal David B SONERAI-I, registration cancelled 1991-11-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 8, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Heal David B SONERAI-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/heal-david-b-sonerai-i) (registry code 05659L9)
- Serial number: 210
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1984
- Last registry action: January 31, 1991
- Mode S code: A50667
- Owner when cancelled: [Leonard Richard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEONARD%20RICHARD%20W)
- Location: [Hillsdale, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hillsdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0071° N, 74.0451° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07642, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4227N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4227N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227N-1991-11-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Heal David B SONERAI-I: https://openairdocs.org/model/heal-david-b-sonerai-i.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 CHI91DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD01), Jun 23, 1991: Heal SONERAI-I (N4227N), Davenport, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE WING SPAR STRAPS, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MANEUVERED AROUND A PYLON IN AN AIR RACE.

## 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 19910623023209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623023209A), Jun 23, 1991: Amtrmo SONERAI (N4227N), Davenport, IA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Wing spar straps pulled loose during plyon turn in air race causing loss of wing and uncontrolled ground impact.

## Other aircraft with N4227N

- [Cancelled 1961-10-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227N-1961-10-17): Cessna 120, S/N 13698. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Via Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIA%20AIR%20INC), [Port Huron, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Port%20Huron)

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