# N76DJ: Fletcher William D SONERAI II L, registration cancelled 1990-08-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 10, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- Airframe: [Fletcher William D SONERAI II L](https://openairdocs.org/model/fletcher-william-d-sonerai-ii-l) (registry code 05659PE)
- Serial number: 9123
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AA3F83
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76DJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76DJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76DJ-1990-08-10

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 Fletcher William D SONERAI II L: https://openairdocs.org/model/fletcher-william-d-sonerai-ii-l.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 CHI89DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM10), Sep 30, 1989: Fletcher SONERAI-2L (N76DJ), Interlochen, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOOSE CYLINDER DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT/OWNER, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE PRESENCE OF TREES WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

## 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 19890930037169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930037169A), Sep 30, 1989: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N76DJ), Interlochen, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Engine problems on takeoff. Unable to climb, struck trees.

## Other aircraft with N76DJ

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76DJ): Pzl-Swidnik PW-5, S/N 17.12.021, built 2001

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