# N1020X: 2009 Painter George L SONEX AEROVEE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Painter George L SONEX AEROVEE](https://openairdocs.org/model/painter-george-l-sonex-aerovee) (registry code 056231X, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerovee 2180](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (registry code 01400)
- Serial number: 1020
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Sonexaircraft LLC AEROVEE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 12, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 28, 2007
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A00E90
- Registered owner: [Painter George L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAINTER%20GEORGE%20L)
- Location: [Park City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Park%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7469° N, 111.5329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84098, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1020X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1020X

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Painter George L SONEX AEROVEE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerovee 2180)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1020X.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1020X.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N1020X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1020X before.

- [Cancelled 2004-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1020X-2004-10-21): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 28-7525260, built 1975. Exported to Mexico. Owner: Mexico City

## Related

- Other Painter George L SONEX AEROVEE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/painter-george-l-sonex-aerovee/aircraft.md
- The Aerovee 2180 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180.md

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