# Accident 19901017047059A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Maricopa, AZ, October 17, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1990
- Place: Maricopa, AZ
- Airport: Ak Chin Community Airfield Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0581° N, 112.0476° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Maricopa, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0581&lon=-112.0476&mi=10
- Aircraft: N119JH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N119JH-1994-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hillebrand Joseph W MOD SONERAI II L (registry code 05659AA, https://openairdocs.org/model/hillebrand-joseph-w-mod-sonerai-ii-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91DUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DUJ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901017047059A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A CULVERT AND FLIPPED OVER. PILOT BELIEVES FUEL PROBLEM. AUTO FUEL ADDITIVE.

## 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 LAX91DUJ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91DUJ01), Oct 17, 1990: Joseph W. Hillbrand Sonerai IIL (N119JH), Maricopa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO IMPROPER FUEL.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.