# Accident 19910831037419A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Morganton, NC, August 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1991, 18:00 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9QC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9QC-2013-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Icard Claude M SONERAI II LT (registry code 056596G, https://openairdocs.org/model/icard-claude-m-sonerai-ii-lt) (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 VW1800VOLKS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910831037419A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE ON FAST TAXI TEST. OUT OF RUNWAY TRIED TO CIRCLE. ENGINE NOT FULL POWER. ABORTED AND CRASHED.

## 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 ATL91LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA165), Aug 31, 1991: Icard, Claude M. Sonerai II LT (N9QC), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE INADVERTENT ROTATION OF THE AIRPLANE, RESULTING IN AN UNPLANNED FLIGHT.

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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