# Accident 19980711016459A: Amtr SONERAI, Bismarck, ND, July 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 1998, 09:25 local time
- Place: Bismarck, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8001° N, 100.7595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8001&lon=-100.7595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317WM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N317WM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vollmers Walter K SONERAI IIL (registry code 056598P, https://openairdocs.org/model/vollmers-walter-k-sonerai-iil) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980711016459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 07/11/98 AT 0925 CDT, SONERAI II-L, N317WM OWNED AN OPERATED BY KARL VOLLMERS WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM HAWLEY, MN TO BISMARCK, ND. A FORCED LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED DUE TO AN ENGINE FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON A GRAVEL ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO THE DITCH COMING TO REST INVERTED 360 FT. FROM TOUCHDOWN.  THE CANOPY FRACTURED AND FRAME BENT, A LONGERON ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE FRACTURED, VERTICAL FIN, RUDDER, COWLING RECEIVED BUCKLING DAMAGE, THE LANDING GEAR BENT AND SPRUNG.  THE PRIVATE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY.

## 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 CHI98LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA271), Jul 11, 1998: Vollmers Sonerai II L (N317WM), Lincoln, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of engine power due to a corroded ignition wire. Related factors were the tailwind, and ditch.

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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