# N76457: 1996 Kellums Mike SONERAI I, registration cancelled 2017-06-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 15, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kellums Mike SONERAI I](https://openairdocs.org/model/kellums-mike-sonerai-i) (registry code 05603KH)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 9745
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1996
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1996
- Last registry action: July 29, 2002
- Mode S code: AA538B
- Owner when cancelled: [Meredith Robert K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEREDITH%20ROBERT%20K)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1770° N, 85.7170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40213, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76457
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76457
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76457-2017-06-15

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 Kellums Mike SONERAI I: https://openairdocs.org/model/kellums-mike-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 CHI97FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97FA272), Aug 26, 1997: Kellums Sonerai 1 (N76457), Scottsburg, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons, and the student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed greater than the stalling speed for the airplane. A factor relating to this accident was the…

## 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 19970826023949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970826023949A), Aug 26, 1997: Amtr SONERAI (N76457), Scottsburg, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)A witness on the airport saw the student pilot takeoff to the south and perform a normal climbout. The witness said that the pilot was a 'stickler for…

## Other aircraft with N76457

- [Cancelled 1975-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76457-1975-06-20): Cessna 140, S/N 10889. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Midwest Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWEST%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Fenton, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Fenton)

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