# Accident 19850820039609A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Middlebury, CT, August 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1985, 17:25 local time
- Place: Middlebury, CT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5279° N, 73.1276° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middlebury, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5279&lon=-73.1276&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Folsom Earl E SONERAI II (registry code 056595E, https://openairdocs.org/model/folsom-earl-e-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C75 series (registry code 17005, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,212 total, 6 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820039609A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. STRUCK GUARD RAIL DURING LANDING. NO FUEL IN TANK OR SYSTEM. TRACTOR IGNITION SWITCH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N27EF (1)

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

- [Accident 19860301006039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860301006039A), Mar 1, 1986: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N27EF), Middlebury, CT, Substantial damage. Aircraft with newly installed propeller could not outclimb rising terrain. Gear collapsed striking rocks in field.

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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