# N514KP: 2006 Irwin Kenneth SONEX 2180

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Irwin Kenneth SONEX 2180](https://openairdocs.org/model/irwin-kenneth-sonex-2180) (registry code 056190V, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 514
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Ltd SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 9, 2006
- Certificate issued: October 12, 2021
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A6713A
- Registered owners: [Sanders Vernon J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERS%20VERNON%20J), [Pipkin Susan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPKIN%20SUSAN%20D)
- Location: [Sparta, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Sparta)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9901° N, 90.8032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54656, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=514KP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N514KP

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 (Irwin Kenneth SONEX 2180)

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 CHI06LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA088), Feb 27, 2006: Irwin Sonex 2180 (N514KP), Rockford, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the restricted movement of the throttle cable during cruise flight. A factor in the accident was the trees contacted during the forced 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 20060227006149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060227006149A), Feb 27, 2006: Amtr SONEX (N514KP), Rockford, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft was at cruise, while pilot was trying to adjust throttle control. Pilot reported that throttle cable was slightly hard to move, so while trying…

## 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 Irwin Kenneth SONEX 2180 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/irwin-kenneth-sonex-2180/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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