# N209SW: 2013 Woods Steven W SONEX WAIEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Woods Steven W SONEX WAIEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-steven-w-sonex-waiex) (registry code 05631EV, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aeroconver AEROVEE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee) (registry code 01401)
- Serial number: W0128
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC WAIEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 2013
- Certificate issued: November 25, 2023
- Expires: November 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A1B517
- Registered owner: [Rudd William A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDD%20WILLIAM%20A%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3431° N, 120.4100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95340, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=209SW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N209SW

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 (Woods Steven W SONEX WAIEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aeroconver AEROVEE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N209SW.

## 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 20230113000109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230113000109I), Jan 13, 2023: Woods Steven W SONEX WAIEX (N209SW), Merced, CA, Minor damage. On January 13, 2023, [privacy data omitted] an experimental amateur built Sonex Waiex was on it first ever flight with the new owner of the aircraft. The…

## 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 N209SW

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N209SW before.

- [Cancelled 2005-01-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N209SW-2005-01-07): Embraer EMB-120ER, S/N 120.269, built 1992. Exported to Australia. Owner: [First Union Commercial Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20UNION%20COMMERCIAL%20CORPORATION), [Charlotte, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Charlotte)

## Related

- Other Woods Steven W SONEX WAIEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-steven-w-sonex-waiex/aircraft.md
- The Aeroconver AEROVEE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee.md

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