# Accident 20090422011279A: Amtr SONERAI2, Grantsburg, WI, April 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2009, 14:00 local time
- Place: Grantsburg, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6839° N, 92.6869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6839&lon=-92.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N232PE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232PE-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laseure Edward Joseph SONERAI TWO (registry code 05659G9, https://openairdocs.org/model/laseure-edward-joseph-sonerai-two) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SONERAI2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422011279A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT MADE A LEFT TURN IN A SONERAI 2 AIRPLANE AND CRASHED IN A WOODED AREA SOUTH OF CIRCLE T, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP SOUTH OF GRANTSBURG, WI.

## 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 CEN09LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA263), Apr 22, 2009: Laseure Sonerai II (N232PE), Grantsburg, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during initial climb which resulted in a stall/spin. Contributing to the accident was the degraded engine performance.

## Other reports on N232PE (1)

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

- [Incident 19850113012399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850113012399I), Jan 13, 1985: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N232PE), Stoddard, WI. Loud noise and vibration from engine. Threads of bolts holding propeller to engine flange had stripped.

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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