# Incident 19890715038319I: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Hawthorne, CA, July 15, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1989, 12:53 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68676, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N68676-1999-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nicholson SONERAI II (registry code 0565940, https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholson-sonerai-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715038319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT APPLIED TOO MUCH RUDDER ON TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF AND BACK ON RUNWAY. PROPELLER SPLINTERED.

## Other reports on N68676 (1)

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

- [Accident 19951227042629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227042629A), Dec 27, 1995: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N68676), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Ground looped landing. Sat for prolong idle period. Engine fuel system problems.

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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