19800802032329A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrmo Sonerai · Matoaca, VA · August 2, 1980

Date
August 2, 1980 · 14:25 local
Place
Matoaca, VA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N26KB
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL80FID25
Reported as
Amtrmo Sonerai
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
426 total0 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Failed to fully open fuel valve on first flight in homebuilt. Lost power. Stalled trying to return to field.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO FULLY OPEN FUEL VALVE ON FIRST FLIGHT IN HOMEBUILT. LOST POWER. STALLED TRYING TO RETURN TO FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.