19870407008699A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtrmo SONERAI2 · Algoma, WI · April 7, 1987

Date
April 7, 1987 · 10:50 local
Place
Algoma, WI
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N131DE
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI87DEP03
Reported as
Amtrmo SONERAI2
Reported engine
AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,384 total32 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost the propeller and crash landed. Found forward end of crankshaft had broken due to torsional overload.

As the FAA filed it

LOST THE PROPELLER AND CRASH LANDED. FOUND FORWARD END OF CRANKSHAFT HAD BROKEN DUE TO TORSIONAL OVERLOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.