- Date
- June 27, 1981
- Place
- Escanaba, MI · ESCANABA, MI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N88877Sonerai II
- Status
- Completed · report July 21, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810627036519A
- Case key
- 125442
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1163 81/6/27 ESCANABA,MI SONERAI II CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1230 N88877 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 57, 15000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 21 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DELTA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ESCANABA,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- 1600CC VW ENG.NO 4 VLV GUIDE CRACKED,OUT OF PSN.VLV BINDING.TURNED TO AVOID AUTO,HIT RD CURB,POLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88877
- Reported as
- Sonerai II
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Delta County
N88877Registered now · Olsen SONERAI IIAirframe modelOlsen SONERAI IIEngine modelVolkswagen CONVERSION
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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