# Accident 19831009053409A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Battle Creek, MI, October 9, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1983, 11:47 local time
- Place: Battle Creek, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5307° N, 83.1491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5307&lon=-83.1491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,397 total, 25 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84AA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84AA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831009053409A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT WING SEPARATED IN A DIVE FROM A HAMMERHEAD STALL. ACROBATICS WERE PROHIBITED IN THE UNMODIFIED AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI84AA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84AA016), Oct 9, 1983: Kemmeyer Sonerai II (N22SK), Battle Creek, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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