# N50069: 2006 Sonex SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Sonex SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/sonex-sonex) (registry code 059005E, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34801)
- Serial number: 0290
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: July 25, 2006
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2026
- Expires: February 28, 2033
- Mode S code: A63D3C
- Registered owner: [Gallo Matthew O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLO%20MATTHEW%20O)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3802° N, 86.3420° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36113, 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=50069
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50069

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 (Sonex SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Jabiru 3300)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N50069.

## 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.

- [Incident 20110404006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404006689I), Apr 4, 2011: Sonex Ltd SONEX (N50069), Oceanside, CA, Minor damage. Private pilot walsh said he worked on the carburator with a non-a&p mechanic all weekend prior to his incident. Walsh said that he and the mechanic friend…
- [Incident 20090603019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090603019349I), Jun 3, 2009: Sonexl SONEX (N50069), Oceanside, CA, No damage. During the short flight from fallbrook airpark to Oceanside airport, the pilot noticed that the rt CHT gauge rose above normal levels. Because the airman was…

## 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 N50069

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N50069 before.

- [Cancelled 2002-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50069-2002-02-01): Raytheon 1900D, S/N UE-429. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYTHEON%20AIRCRAFT%20CREDIT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1977-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50069-1977-07-07): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-1014, built 1940. Owner: [Noyer Walter R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NOYER%20WALTER%20R), [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)

## Related

- Other Sonex SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/sonex-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Jabiru 3300 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300.md

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