Single-engine piston

N9115Y

Homebuilt Sonerai II

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
01204
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Minot, ND
Registration record

N9115Y on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Sonerai II
Serial
01204
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Minot, ND
Certificate issued
2021-08-19
Airworthiness date
1995-11-06
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC9D80
Mode S (octal)
53116600
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-10-03
    Accident at Minot, ND; damage: substantial.
  • 2021-08-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N9115Y to the current registrant.
  • 1995-11-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1968-05-15
    N9115Y previously assigned to a Piper Navajo (s/n 31-154); cancelled.
Overview

About N9115Y

N9115Y is a Homebuilt Sonerai II, serial number 01204. It is registered to an individual in Minot, North Dakota. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 19, 2021 and expires on August 31, 2028.

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 November 6, 1995.

N9115Y has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2021-10-03 Accident · Minot, ND Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN22LA007
Reported aircraft: Soneral L2
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain proper airspeed and exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack on final landing approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s inexperience with the airplane s performance, and an oil film on the canopy that obscured the pilot s visibility.

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.