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Sonerai II N66LS

20 October 1981 · Romeoville, Illinois, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 20 October 1981 at about 09:35 local time, a Sonerai II registered N66LS was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Romeoville, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 09:35
Classification
Accident
Location
Romeoville, Illinois, United States
Nearest airport
Lewes-Lockport
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Sonerai II
Registration
N66LS
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Route
S → Hampshire, Il
Aircraft damage
Destroyed
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-2969

People

1 person died.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 1 0 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

AILERON COUNTERWEIGHT RIBS FD CONSIDERABLY BELOWHARDNESS STANDARDS FOR 2024TS ALUMINUM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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