# Accident 19900521016889A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Ellensburg, WA, May 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1990, 16:10 local time
- Place: Ellensburg, WA
- Airport: Bowers Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9690° N, 120.4707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9690&lon=-120.4707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3229Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3229Z-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Van Scoyoc Robert SONERAI II L (registry code 05659SB, https://openairdocs.org/model/van-scoyoc-robert-sonerai-ii-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 26 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521016889A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON DOWNWIND DEPARTURE. LANDED OFF AIRPORT. HIT FENCE AND DITCH. SEVERE CARBURETOR ICING CONDITIONS.

## 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 SEA90LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90LA082), May 21, 1990: Robert Van Scoyoc Soneria IIL (N3229Z), Ellensburg, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING, CAUSED BY THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO APPLY CARBURETOR HEAT. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE CARBURETOR ICING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE…

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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