# Accident 19890608014679A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Fowlerville, MI, June 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 1989, 19:10 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6591° N, 84.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6591&lon=-84.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N288LJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N288LJ-1994-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Job Larry Lewis MONNETT SONERAI II (registry code 05659PD, https://openairdocs.org/model/job-larry-lewis-monnett-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890608014679A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A LONE TREE ON AIRPORT ON FIRST FLIGHT OF HOMEBUILT. WAS INVOLVED CHECKING PANEL AND NOT LOOKING OUT.

## 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 CHI89DEC05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEC05), Jun 8, 1989: Job Sonerai II (N288LJ), Fowlerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DISCONTINUING VISUAL LOOKOUT TO SCAN GAGES BEFORE CLEARING A KNOWN OBSTACLE ON THE DEPARTURE PATH FROM THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT IS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS MODEL…

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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