# N363SX: 2009 Schooley Frank W SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Schooley Frank W SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/schooley-frank-w-sonex) (registry code 05625IG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 363
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 28, 2009
- Certificate issued: July 24, 2018
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A41917
- Registered owner: [Lempa Leonard V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEMPA%20LEONARD%20V)
- Location: [Cuero, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cuero)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.0965° N, 97.2957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77954, 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=363SX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363SX

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 (Schooley Frank W SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Volkswagen CONVERSION)

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 ERA10CA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA336), Jun 27, 2010: Schooley Sonex (N363SX), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, resulting in a hard landing.

## 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 20100627042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627042619A), Jun 27, 2010: Schooley Fr SONEX (N363SX), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot departed on a local flight without incident. As he entered the left traffic for runway 15 and made a visual approach to the grass runway he was using…

## 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 Schooley Frank W SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/schooley-frank-w-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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