# N83712: 1982 Turney-Castaneda SONERAI II, registration cancelled 2023-03-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Turney-Castaneda SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/turney-castaneda-sonerai-ii) (registry code 0565985)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 1
- Year built: 1982
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 1991
- Certificate issued: November 6, 2019
- Last registry action: November 6, 2019
- Mode S code: AB74F1
- Owner when cancelled: [Auerbach David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUERBACH%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Mechanicsville, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Mechanicsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6136° N, 77.2430° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 23111, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83712
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=83712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83712-2023-03-04

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 Turney-Castaneda SONERAI II: https://openairdocs.org/model/turney-castaneda-sonerai-ii.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19910729036169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910729036169I), Jul 29, 1991: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N83712), Hamsted, MD, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in a field. Pilot stated he mismanaged the fuel system.

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