# Accident 19891126047209A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Gilbert, IL, November 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1989, 10:40 local time
- Place: Gilbert, IL
- Airport: Reid Rla Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N4984H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4984H-1990-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelsen-David SONERAI II EV (registry code 05659E6, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelsen-david-sonerai-ii-ev) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891126047209A

## Narrative

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

CAUGHT A WING ON THE GROUND TURNING A LOW FINAL. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND BROKE UP.

## 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 CHI90DEE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DEE03), Nov 26, 1989: Nelsen-David Sonerai II/EV (N4984H), Huntley, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A TURN AT LOW ALTITUDE, RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AND IMPACT WITH TERRAIN, LACK OF RECENT TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE…

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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