# NTSB Accident CHI96FA322
> **Mankovich SONERAI** · 1996-08-30 · JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96FA322
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06432
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-08-30
- **Location:** JEFFERSONVILLE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.300598, -85.720703
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Mankovich
- **Model:** SONERAI
- **Registration:** N7037J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

inadequate maintenance and inspection of the airplane by the pilot/owner and other airframe and powerplant mechanics, which failed to assure adequate sealing of the engine firewall, and led to the pilot's incapacitation due to carbon monoxide.

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