# N234KS: 2004 Walker Kenneth SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Walker Kenneth SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-kenneth-sonex) (registry code 05617E6, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0579
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Ltd SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 2004
- Certificate issued: February 27, 2004
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A2184E
- Registered owner: [Walker Kenneth](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20KENNETH)
- Location: [San Angelo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Angelo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 31.5087° N, 100.6487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76901, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234KS

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 (Walker Kenneth SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

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 CEN11LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA045), Oct 29, 2010: Walker Kenneth Sonex (N234KS), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment due to alcohol.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20101029049259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101029049259A), Oct 29, 2010: Walker Kenn SONEX (N234KS), San Angelo, TX, Destroyed. On October 29, 2010, N234KS, a Sonex experimental homebuilt aircraft lost control and crashed. The pilot said he lost pitch control of the aircraft. Damage was…
- [Incident 20050618011969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050618011969I), Jun 18, 2005: Amtr SONEX (N234KS), San Angelo, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On June 18, 2005 at approximately 11:00 am, an amateur built walker Sonex owned by the pilot [privacy data omitted] was involved in an incident at Mathis…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Walker Kenneth SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/walker-kenneth-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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