# Accident 20140329003269A: Worthington Donald Wayne SONERAI II LT, Highland Ranch, CO, March 29, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2014, 14:38 local time
- Place: Highland Ranch, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5522° N, 105.0031° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5522&lon=-105.0031&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63917, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63917-2017-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Worthington Donald Wayne SONERAI II LT (registry code 05607IS, https://openairdocs.org/model/worthington-donald-wayne-sonerai-ii-lt) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Volkswagen CONVERSION (registry code 63501, https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WORTHINGTON DONALD WAYNE SONERAI II LT
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140329003269A

## Narrative

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

ON 03/29/2014, AT APPROXIMATELY 1438 HRS. MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME (MDT), N63917, AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL SONERAI II LT AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY EIGHT MILES SOUTH WEST OF DENVER CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA), CO.

THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC).

## 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 CEN14FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA173), Mar 29, 2014: Worthington Donald Wayne Sonerai II LT (N63917), Highlands Ranch, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during a forced landing following a loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to postimpact fire damage.

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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