# NTSB CHI78FEE05: Sonerai 11B, N101JS, Huntley, IL, October 29, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 29, 1977
- Place: Huntley, IL · HUNTLEY, IL
- Location: 42.1608° N, 88.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntley, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1608&lon=-88.4355&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 27, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144512
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEE05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEE05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3458  77/10/29 NR.HUNTLEY,IL         SONERAI 11B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1300
        TIME - 1630                    N101JS              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HUNTLEY,IL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUNDED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- EXPOSED LEAD SHORTED OUT MAG. LNDD IN CORN FIELD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101JS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101JS-2016-08-25), registration cancelled 2016-08-25, S/N 2P-333, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SONERAI 11B
- Registry model: [Suarez SONERAI IIB](https://openairdocs.org/model/suarez-sonerai-iib) (registry code 0565953) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19771029036639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029036639A), Oct 29, 1977: Amtr 0565953, Huntley, IL, Substantial damage. Exposed lead shorted out mag. Lndd in corn field

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.

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