# Accident 19980222001521A: Amtr SONERAI2LTS, Malta, IL, February 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1998, 10:45 local time
- Place: Malta, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9300° N, 88.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9300&lon=-88.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43804, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43804-1998-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stanek James F SONERAI II LTS (registry code 05659TY, https://openairdocs.org/model/stanek-james-f-sonerai-ii-lts) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2LTS
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 717 total, 338 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001521A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED IN MIDAIR WITH N38NL ANOTHER SONERAI HOMEBUILT. BOTH FELL OUT OF CONTROL AND FATAL IMPACTS. (.4)A WITNESS ON THE GROUND OBSERVED THE TWO AIRPLANES APPROACHING HIS FARM FROM THE NORTHEAST.  HE SAID THAT THE TWO AIRPLANES WERE JUST ABOUT OVERHEAD WHEN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RIGHT [NORTH], THE ONE SLIGHTLY AFT OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE, DRIFTED INTO THE OTHER AIRPLANE.  THE WITNESS SAID THAT HE HEARD A 'POP,' AND THEN WATCHED THE AIRPLANES COME DOWN. THE WITNESS LOST SIGHT OF BOTH AIRPLANES AS THEY WENT BEHIND A LINE OF TREES RUNNING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIS FARMHOUSE.  EXAMINATION OF THE  WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES.                                                                       (-23) TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N38NL, Amtr SONERAI2L: [Accident 19980222001522A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001522A)

## 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 CHI98FA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98FA096), Feb 22, 1998: Stanek Sonerai II LTS (N43804), Malta, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failed to maintain adequate clearance from the other 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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