# Accident 19830216004129A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Las Cruces, NM, February 16, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1983, 13:00 local time
- Place: Las Cruces, NM
- Airport: Crawford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1105° N, 106.5809° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1105&lon=-106.5809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1390A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 574 total, 3 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830216004129A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TAIL WHEEL CASTING BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN NOSEOVER.

## 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 FTW83LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA122), Feb 16, 1983: Monnett Sonerai II (N1390A), Las Cruces, NM, 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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