Single-engine piston

N79RN

1979 Homebuilt Sonerai II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1979
Serial
315
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Palatine, IL
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Registration record

N79RN on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt Sonerai II
Serial
315
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Palatine, IL
Certificate issued
1985-01-09
Airworthiness date
1980-07-31
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAB730
Mode S (octal)
52533460
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1985-01-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N79RN.
  • 1980-07-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
Overview

About N79RN

N79RN is a 1979 Homebuilt Sonerai II, serial number 315. It is registered to an individual in Palatine, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 9, 1985 and expires on July 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 31, 1980.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N79RN.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N79RN.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.