# Accident 20220403008919A: Barber Robert L SONERAI II L, Jean, NV, April 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2022, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7820° N, 115.3200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7820&lon=-115.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333BM-2023-12-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barber Robert L SONERAI II L (registry code 05659AH, https://openairdocs.org/model/barber-robert-l-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: BARBER ROBERT L SONERAI II L
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403008919A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT, NEVADA (VGT) ENROUTE TO  KINGMAN, ARIZONA (IGM).  THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER NEAR JEAN NEVADA (OL7) AND HAD A HARD LANDING IN A DESERT. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY AND THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTAINTIAL. NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

A FLIGHT FROM IGM TO VGT WAS CONDUCTED. IN PREPARATION FOR THAT FLIGHT THE PILOT ADDED 3.8 GALLONS OF FUEL AT IGM.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED AT VGT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. IT WAS NOTED IN THE INVESTIGATION THE AT THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS SEPARATED FROM THE CABLE PROHIBITING FUEL CUT OFF.  THE NATURE OF THE SEVER DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.

POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS ABSENT OF ANY USABLE FUEL. BASED ON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, FUEL EXHAUSTION OCCURRED NEAR JEAN NEVADA.

DUE TO THE PILOT'S INJURIES, HE WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY WHEN MORE INFORMAITON IS AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR22LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA142), Apr 3, 2022: Barber Robert L Sonerai II L (N333BM), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A reported loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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