Robert Judd SONERAI II N1394H

Summary

On 13 June 1984 at about 15:45 local time, a Robert Judd SONERAI II registered N1394H was involved in an accident near Troy, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 June 1984 at 15:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Troy, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Big Beaver Airport (3BB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Robert Judd SONERAI II

Registration

N1394H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84LA233

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PLT REPORTED THAT AFTER A LOCAL FLT HE BEGAN A REDUCED POWER (1800 RPM) DESCENT FROM 4500 FT MSL BACK TO THE ARPT. AT 3300 FT MSL THE ENG QUIT. THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE ENG AS THE PROP WAS NOT WINDMILLING & THE ACFT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AN ENG STARTER. THE WING SCRAPED A PARKED VEHICLE ABOUT 100 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY BEFORE THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE SPARK PLUGS & EXHAUST PIPES WERE REPORTEDLY COVERED WITH BLACK SOOT. THE CARBURETOR WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH CARBURETOR HEAT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.