# Nicholson SONERAI II

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 0565940
- Manufacturer (registry): NICHOLSON
- Model: SONERAI II
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Cruise speed: 85 mph
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/nicholson-sonerai-ii

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 LAX96LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA084), Dec 28, 1995: Nicholson Sonerai II (N68676), Ramona, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an interruption of fuel flow to the engine due to a misrouted fuel vent line.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 19951227042629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227042629A), Dec 27, 1995: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N68676), Ramona, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on climbout. Ground looped landing. Sat for prolong idle period. Engine fuel system problems.
- [Incident 19890715038319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715038319I), Jul 15, 1989: Amtrmo SONERAI2 (N68676), Hawthorne, CA, Minor damage. Pilot applied too much rudder on takeoff. Aircraft veered off and back on runway. Propeller splintered.

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Winkel D S/Hoversten T L SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/winkel-d-s-hoversten-t-l-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611NN
- [Nelson Todd E SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-todd-e-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056216F
- [Reusch Theodore SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/reusch-theodore-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05628C9
- [Still Shayne P SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/still-shayne-p-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056298W
- [Kellner Peter T SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/kellner-peter-t-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05630E4
- [James M Alsop SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-m-alsop-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633LX
- [Green Daniel P SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/green-daniel-p-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637X7
- [Banitt Byron B SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/banitt-byron-b-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05643F0
- [Leone Giovanni T SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/leone-giovanni-t-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056591H
- [Bertelmann Alton E SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/bertelmann-alton-e-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056591M
- [Renwick Dennis E SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/renwick-dennis-e-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056591Q
- [Swanson Norman G SONERAI II](https://openairdocs.org/model/swanson-norman-g-sonerai-ii): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056591S

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