# Incident 19871024082249I: Amtrmo SONERAI, Frankston, TX, October 24, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1987, 13:30 local time
- Place: Frankston, TX
- Airport: Frankston
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.0573° N, 95.5045° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frankston, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0573&lon=-95.5045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Terry SONERAI (registry code 0563331, https://openairdocs.org/model/terry-sonerai) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,196 total, 375 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871024082249I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING AN AIR RACE. HIGH SINK RATE ON FORCED LANDING. PILOT BELEIVES VAPOR LOCK CAUSED POWERLOSS.

## Other reports on N14CT (1)

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

- [Incident 19880521042169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880521042169I), May 21, 1988: Amtrmo SONERAI (N14CT), Brookhaven, NY, Minor damage. Rough engine and smoke in cockpit after takeoff. Returned. Engine quit on final. Hard landing. Exhaust valve tight.

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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