# Accident 19951122038089A: Amtrmo SONERAI2, Detroit, MI, November 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1995, 11:49 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Willow Run
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1996° N, 83.4790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1996&lon=-83.4790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36AL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36AL-1996-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Krugler Allen Duane SONERAI II LTS (registry code 05625SC, https://openairdocs.org/model/krugler-allen-duane-sonerai-ii-lts) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRMO SONERAI2
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA037) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951122038089A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AFTER LIFTOFF MAIDEN FLIGHT. CG WAS OUT OF SPECIFIED LIMITS. (-23) THE AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON ITS FIRST FLIGHT AFTER COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION. EYE WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE CONTROL OR STABILITY PROBLEMS. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ON TAKE-OFF AND TRAVELED ABOUT 1/2 MILE SOUTH OF RUNWAY 27 AND ENTERED A STALL/SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED A 1/2 TURN SPIN, ENTERED TREES AND CAME TO REST.

## 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 CHI96LA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA037), Nov 22, 1995: Krugler Sonerai II (N36AL), Belleville, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: a loss of aircraft control due to the owner/builder's improper loading of the aircraft.

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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