# Accident 19860301006039A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Middlebury, CT, March 1, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1986, 11:45 local time
- Place: Middlebury, CT
- Airport: Waterbury Oxford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&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
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1400VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 26 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC86FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNE02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860301006039A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WITH NEWLY INSTALLED PROPELLER COULD NOT OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN. GEAR COLLAPSED STRIKING ROCKS IN FIELD.

## 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 NYC86FNE02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FNE02), Mar 1, 1986: Folsom Sonerai II (N27EF), Middlebury, CT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N27EF (1)

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

- [Accident 19850820039609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850820039609A), Aug 20, 1985: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N27EF), Middlebury, CT, Substantial damage. Engine quit after takeoff. Struck guard rail during landing. No fuel in tank or system. Tractor ignition switch.

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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