# Incident 19780208007809I: Amtrmo SONERAI, Marquette, MI, February 8, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1978, 15:08 local time
- Place: Marquette, MI
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5507° N, 87.3958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marquette, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5507&lon=-87.3958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3MX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3MX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Minelli SONERAI II (registry code 0565974, https://openairdocs.org/model/minelli-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,950 total, 4 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007809I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CANOPY CAME OPEN AFTER TAKEOFF, HELD ON BY HINGES. PILOT MADE HARD LANDING 50 FEET SHOURT DUE TO THE HIGH DRAG.

## Other reports on N3MX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19780930018189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780930018189I), Sep 30, 1978: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N3MX), Negaunee, MI, Minor damage. Loss of power on local flight. Landed short. Probable vapor lock.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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