# Accident 19910623023209A: Amtrmo SONERAI, Davenport, IA, June 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1991, 15:48 local time
- Place: Davenport, IA
- Airport: Davenport Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5204° N, 90.5690° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5204&lon=-90.5690&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4227N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4227N-1991-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Heal David B SONERAI-I (registry code 05659L9, https://openairdocs.org/model/heal-david-b-sonerai-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910623023209A

## Narrative

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

WING SPAR STRAPS PULLED LOOSE DURING PLYON TURN IN AIR RACE CAUSING LOSS OF WING AND UNCONTROLLED GROUND IMPACT.

## 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 CHI91DCD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCD01), Jun 23, 1991: Heal SONERAI-I (N4227N), Davenport, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE WING SPAR STRAPS, AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING MANEUVERED AROUND A PYLON IN AN AIR RACE.

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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