# NTSB CHI79FEV13: Sonerai I, N36NA, Paris, IL, March 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1979
- Place: Paris, IL · PARIS, IL
- Location: 39.6143° N, 87.6926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paris, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6143&lon=-87.6926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 14, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137455
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEV13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEV13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0511   79/3/6    PARIS,IL            SONERAI I           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1600
        TIME - 1730                    N36NA               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EDGAR COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARIS,IL                    PARIS,IL
        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 - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N36NA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36NA-1982-03-26), registration cancelled 1982-03-26, S/N 00135, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SONERAI I
- Registry model: [Stephens SONERAI I](https://openairdocs.org/model/stephens-sonerai-i) (registry code 0565994) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Edgar County

## 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 19790306005969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790306005969A), Mar 6, 1979: Amtrmo SONERAI, Paris, IL, Substantial damage. Engine failed following takeoff. Acft landed short of runway. No engine malfunction was found.

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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