# N1222C: 2016 Cook Gary L SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cook Gary L SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-gary-l-sonex) (registry code 05634TB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 1662
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 2016
- Certificate issued: July 1, 2021
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A05DC1
- Registered owner: [Militante Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILITANTE%20MICHAEL%20J)
- Location: [Vallejo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vallejo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1272° N, 122.1969° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94591, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1222C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1222C

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 (Cook Gary L SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR20CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA132), Apr 27, 2020: Cook Sonex (N1222C), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A gradual loss of engine power during takeoff due to the pressure regulator not keeping continuous fuel pressure which led to a precautionary off airport landing and collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20200427002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200427002589A), Apr 27, 2020: Cook Gary L SONEX (N1222C), Upland, CA, Substantial damage. Airman planned a recurrent flying day in his experimental Sonex. He performed the annual inspection just a few days before this flight. Only about 1.5 to 2…

## 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 N1222C

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1222C before.

- [Cancelled 1999-04-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1222C-1999-04-28): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-1035. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Rice James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICE%20JAMES%20E), [Bragg City, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Bragg%20City)

## Related

- Other Cook Gary L SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cook-gary-l-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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