# Accident 19890930037169A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Interlochen, MI, September 30, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: Interlochen, MI
- Airport: Green Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6397° N, 85.8294° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6397&lon=-85.8294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76DJ-1990-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fletcher William D SONERAI II L (registry code 05659PE, https://openairdocs.org/model/fletcher-william-d-sonerai-ii-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890930037169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE PROBLEMS ON TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLIMB, STRUCK TREES.

## 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 CHI89DEM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89DEM10), Sep 30, 1989: Fletcher SONERAI-2L (N76DJ), Interlochen, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: LOOSE CYLINDER DUE TO IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY THE PILOT/OWNER, WHICH RESULTED IN OVERHEATING AND FAILURE OF THE ALUMINUM CYLINDER HEAD. THE PRESENCE OF TREES WAS CONSIDERED TO BE A FACTOR.

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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