This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N1406
- History of Flight:
On June 30, 2026, at about 1033 local time, a privately-registered Monnett Sonerai II, N1406, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Harrison County Airport (0I8), Cynthiana, Kentucky. The pilot was not injured. The local flight originated at 1018.
The FAA reported: "Aircraft crashed in a field for unknown reasons and caught on fire."
The pilot reported: "losing control of the plane and trying to make a landing in the level field but did not have enough power."
ADS-B data shows that the airplane departed the airport and was flying in the pattern before doing two touch-and-goes. The accident occurred during the third touch-and-go, the airplane was observed on a climbing left turn from runway 29 into the pattern, and the last ADS-B data point showed a groundspeed of 40 knots.
During the two previous initial climbs, the groundspeed was observed at ~50 knots and higher.
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| Figure 1: ADS-B exchange data of all touch-and-goes ran through Google Earth, note earlier part of track removed for visual clarity |
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| Figure 2: Touch-and-go and initial climb before accident |
- Weather:
METAR K27K 301415Z AUTO VRB04KT 9SM CLR 30/26 A3014 RMK AO2 T02970258
METAR K27K 301435Z AUTO 29007KT 240V310 8SM CLR 30/26 A3014 RMK AO2 T03040261
METAR K27K 301455Z AUTO VRB05KT 9SM FEW025 SCT033 31/26 A3014 RMK AO2 T03070260 51010
