# Accident 19980222001522A: Amtr SONERAI2L, 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, second 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: N38NL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38NL-2013-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wasielak Kenneth E SONERAI IIL (registry code 056594X, https://openairdocs.org/model/wasielak-kenneth-e-sonerai-iil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2L
- Reported engine: AMTRVW VW2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 933 total, 224 in this make and model, 14 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/19980222001522A

## Narrative

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

2 SONERIS COLLIDED IN FLIGHT. OTHER WAS N 43804. BOTH FELL AND WERE DESTRTOYED. (.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

- N43804, Amtr SONERAI2LTS: [Accident 19980222001521A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980222001521A)

## 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: Wasielak Sonerai II L (N38NL), Malta, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failed to maintain adequate clearance from the other aircraft.

## Other reports on N38NL (1)

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

- [Incident 19910818047959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910818047959I), Aug 18, 1991: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N38NL), Caledonia, MN, Minor damage. Pilot stated he taxied across grass to avoid traffic. Aircraft hit runway light.

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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