# Incident 19890929058359I: Amtrmo SONERAI2, West Chicago, IL, September 29, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1989, 15:55 local time
- Place: West Chicago, IL
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8953° N, 88.2205° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Chicago, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8953&lon=-88.2205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247RJ-2001-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jaeger Robert G SONERAI II L (registry code 056592T, https://openairdocs.org/model/jaeger-robert-g-sonerai-ii-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 69 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929058359I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON CLIMB. ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT WHEN UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N247RJ (2)

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

- [Accident 19980417016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417016099A), Apr 17, 1998: Amtr SONERAI2L (N247RJ), Bicknell, IN, Destroyed. (.4)While at cruise altitude, the pilot said he noticed a burning smell after he had operated the experimental airplane's auxiliary fuel pump. He said he did…
- [Accident 19930606022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606022899A), Jun 6, 1993: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N247RJ), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Wing struck runway light. Aborted. Found left aileron disconnected.

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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