# Accident 19901021046479A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Prattville, AL, October 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1990, 17:05 local time
- Place: Prattville, AL
- Airport: Autauga County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5103° N, 86.5595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5103&lon=-86.5595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N148DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N148DT-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Taylor Daniel S SONERAI II LS (registry code 056598B, https://openairdocs.org/model/taylor-daniel-s-sonerai-ii-ls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 21 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021046479A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT IN PATTERN. HOMEBUILT STALLED AND SPUN IN. HAD OVERHEATING CYLINDERS AND EVIDENCE MIXTURE TOO LEAN.

## 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 MIA91FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91FA014), Oct 21, 1990: Daniel S. Taylor Sonerai II LS (N148DT), Prattville, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED. FACTORS WERE UNDETERMINED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN TYPE.

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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