# Accident 19790306005969A: Amtrmo SONERAI, Paris, IL, March 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1979, 17:30 local time
- Place: Paris, IL
- Airport: Edgar Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6997° N, 87.6708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EDGAR COUNTY (PRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6997&lon=-87.6708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36NA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36NA-1982-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stephens SONERAI I (registry code 0565994, https://openairdocs.org/model/stephens-sonerai-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1400VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEV13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306005969A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED FOLLOWING TAKEOFF. ACFT LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY. NO ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI79FEV13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV13), Mar 6, 1979: Sonerai I (N36NA), Paris, IL, substantial damage

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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