# Incident 19780930018189I: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Negaunee, MI, September 30, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1978, 16:15 local time
- Place: Negaunee, MI
- Airport: Marquette Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5339° N, 87.5614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Marquette Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5339&lon=-87.5614&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 SONERAI2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 5 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/19780930018189I

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF POWER ON LOCAL FLIGHT. LANDED SHORT. PROBABLE VAPOR LOCK.

## Other reports on N3MX (1)

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

- [Incident 19780208007809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780208007809I), Feb 8, 1978: Amtrmo SONERAI (N3MX), Marquette, MI, Minor damage. Canopy came open after takeoff, held on by hinges. Pilot made hard landing 50 feet shourt due to the high drag.

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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