Sonerai M-1 N26KB
2 August 1980 · Matoaca, Virginia, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 2 August 1980 at about 14:25 local time, a Sonerai M-1 registered N26KB was involved in an accident during in flight near Matoaca, Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Matoaca, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mazza
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sonerai M-1
- Registration
- N26KB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Palmyra, Nj
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2415
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FUEL SHUT-OFF VLV FND IN PARTIALLY OPEN PSN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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