# Accident 19930606022899A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Dekalb, IL, June 6, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1993, 11:45 local time
- Place: Dekalb, IL
- Airport: Dekalb Taylor Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8898° N, 88.7502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8898&lon=-88.7502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N247RJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N247RJ-2001-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jaeger Robert G SONERAI II L (registry code 056592T, https://openairdocs.org/model/jaeger-robert-g-sonerai-ii-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2100VOLKS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 160 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930606022899A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. WING STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. ABORTED. FOUND LEFT AILERON DISCONNECTED.

## 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 CHI93LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA211), Jun 6, 1993: Monnett Sonerai IIL (N247RJ), De Kalb, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INABILITY TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS.

## Other reports on N247RJ (2)

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

- [Accident 19980417016099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980417016099A), Apr 17, 1998: Amtr SONERAI2L (N247RJ), Bicknell, IN, Destroyed. (.4)While at cruise altitude, the pilot said he noticed a burning smell after he had operated the experimental airplane's auxiliary fuel pump. He said he did…
- [Incident 19890929058359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929058359I), Sep 29, 1989: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N247RJ), West Chicago, IL. Engine lost power on climb. Elected to land off airport when unable to maintain altitude.

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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