# NTSB CHI81FEE06: Sonerai I, N40JP, Lansing, IL, November 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1980
- Place: Lansing, IL · LANSING, IL
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128044
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3543   80/11/8   LANSING,IL          SONERAI I           CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 218
        TIME - 1335                    N40JP               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANSING MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANSING,IL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N40JP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40JP-1982-04-12), registration cancelled 1982-04-12, S/N 253, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SONERAI I
- Registry model: [Phillips SONERAI-I](https://openairdocs.org/model/phillips-sonerai-i) (registry code 0565936) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lansing Muni

## 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 19801108063959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108063959A), Nov 8, 1980: Amtrmo SONERAI, Lansing, IL, Substantial damage. Stalled turning final. Recovered five feet AGL. Wing struck telegraph pole. Impact severed wing.

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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