# Accident 20070120002319A: Amtr SONERAI2L, Alma, MI, January 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 2007, 12:13 local time
- Place: Alma, MI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3222° N, 84.6881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3222&lon=-84.6881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59RR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59RR-2013-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reisinger Robert R SONERAI II L (registry code 05659SW, https://openairdocs.org/model/reisinger-robert-r-sonerai-ii-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2L
- Reported engine: AEROVE AEROVEE2020
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070120002319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENGINE FAILED TO DEVELOP SUFFICIENT POWER TO MAINTAIN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT DESCENDED INTO WOODED SWAMP AREA SHORT OF AIRFIELD/RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI07LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA070), Jan 20, 2007: Reisinger Sonerai II L (N59RR), Alma, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb for an undetermined reason. A factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing.

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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