# Accident 19851004049089A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Traverse City, MI, October 4, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1985, 08:37 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7593° N, 85.6993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7593&lon=-85.6993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Leone Giovanni T SONERAI II (registry code 056591H, https://openairdocs.org/model/leone-giovanni-t-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI86FEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851004049089A

## Narrative

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

RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A TEST FLIGHT. STRUCK TREES TRYING TO LAND ON A ROAD. FAILED TO CHECK FUEL PRIOR TO FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI86FEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FEM01), Oct 4, 1985: Leone Sonerai II (N47GL), Traverse City, MI, 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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