# N1611S: 2016 Ellis Peter A SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ellis Peter A SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/ellis-peter-a-sonex) (registry code 05634DS, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerovee 2.1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (registry code 01402)
- Serial number: 1611
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 2016
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2023
- Expires: October 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A0F7F1
- Registered owner: [Hoffman Daniel P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOFFMAN%20DANIEL%20P)
- Location: [Highlands, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Highlands)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.4305° N, 73.9904° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07732, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1611S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1611S

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 (Ellis Peter A SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerovee 2.1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1611S.

## 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.

- [Incident 20180221002969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180221002969I), Feb 21, 2018: Ellis Peter SONEX (N1611S), NY, No damage. On 02/21/2018 an experimental amateur built aircraft registration number N1611 made an emergency landing on a frozen lake bed after reporting engine failure.…

## 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 N1611S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1611S before.

- [Cancelled 1975-12-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1611S-1975-12-29): Snow 600-S2C, S/N 600-1152C. Owner: [Clark Mike M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20MIKE%20M), [Wray, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Wray)

## Related

- Other Ellis Peter A SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ellis-peter-a-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Aerovee 2.1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1.md

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