# Accident 19880801029239A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Wisconsin Rapid, WI, August 1, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wisconsin Rapid, WI
- Airport: Alexander
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3400° N, 89.7304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3400&lon=-89.7304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79TG-2013-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Garro Thomas D SONERAI II (registry code 05659G6, https://openairdocs.org/model/garro-thomas-d-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 VW1700VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 955 total, 390 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880801029239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ON A GOLF COURSE. HIGH AMBIENT TEMPERATURE AND AUTO FUEL,SUSPECT VAPOR LOCK

## 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 CHI88DEP08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88DEP08), Aug 1, 1988: Monnett Sonerai II (N79TG), Wisc Rapids, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N79TG (1)

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

- [Accident 20010706017929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706017929A), Jul 6, 2001: Amtr SONERAI (N79TG), Cortland, OH, No damage. (.19) On July 6, 2001, at 1940 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt Sonerai ii, N79TG, was substantially damaged during an aborted take-off from a private…

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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