# N5DZ: 1983 Zeidler David SONERAI II, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Zeidler David SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/zeidler-david-sonerai-ii) (registry code 05659Z2)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 223
- Year built: 1983
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 7, 1984
- Last registry action: September 26, 2002
- Mode S code: A635A1
- Location: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5DZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5DZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5DZ-2012-12-11

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 Zeidler David SONERAI II: https://openairdocs.org/model/zeidler-david-sonerai-ii.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 NYC99LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA011), Oct 15, 1998: Zeidler Sonerai II (N5DZ), Kenton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature rotation and failure to obtain/maintain airspeed during the takeoff, which resulted in a stall and impact with the ground. Factors in this accident were the pilot's lack of…

## 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 19981015035519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981015035519A), Oct 15, 1998: Amtr SONERAI2 (N5DZ), Kenton, OH, Substantial damage. (.19) On October 15, 1998, about 1845 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt sonerai ii, N5DZ, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain after takeoff…

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