# Accident 19901021046559A: Amtrmo SONERAI, Lake Charles, LA, October 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1990, 11:50 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Lake Charles Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1405° N, 93.2225° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1405&lon=-93.2225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184TJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N184TJ-1995-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Blackmon Tommy J SONERAI I (registry code 056593Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/blackmon-tommy-j-sonerai-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW1600VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,732 total, 3 in this make and model, 380 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901021046559A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT FOR AN AIR RACE. LOST AIRSPEED AVOIDING OTHER RACERS AND CROWD. CRASHED. NO CAUSE FOUND.

## 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 FTW91DRD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD01), Oct 21, 1990: Monnett Soneria (N184TJ), Lake Charles, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE PROXIMITY OF THE CROWD AND OTHER AIRPLANES IN THE RACE DURING THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N184TJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890122007079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890122007079I), Jan 22, 1989: Amtrmo SONERAI (N184TJ), Abilene, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a quartering crosswind takeoff. Veered off runway. Damaged propeller_and landing gear.

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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