# N563: 2006 Worley Dennis SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Worley Dennis SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/worley-dennis-sonex) (registry code 056153Y, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Volkswagen CONVERSION](https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion) (registry code 63501)
- Serial number: 474
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Ltd SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2020
- Expires: January 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A7320E
- Registered owner: [Beitz Norman R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEITZ%20NORMAN%20R)
- Location: [Quitman, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Quitman)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8165° N, 95.4248° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75783, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=563
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N563

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Worley Dennis 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 CEN11CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA411), Jun 18, 2011: Worley Dennis Sonex (N563), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper glide path during the visual approach.

## 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 20110618011349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110618011349A), Jun 18, 2011: Worley Dennis SONEX (N563), Gardner, KS, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed johnson county executive airport (kojc) in olathe, KS, enroute to Gardner Municipal Airport (K34) in Gardner, KS. On the approach into K34,…

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N563 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N563, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR NACA2023081900004](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/NACA2023081900004), Aug 19, 2023: UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN. #2 ENG #17 BLADE HAS NICK. REMOVED NICK AT #2 ENG BLADE #17. DISTANCE 2 3/8, LENGTH 0.591 DEPTH IS .073 IS WITHIN LIMITS IAW B767-300 AMM 72-31-02
- [SDR CHQA000464](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/CHQA000464), Mar 4, 2004: BATTERY. DISCHARGED. EMERGENCY LIGHTS BATTERY INOP IN GALLEY. INSTALLED NEW BATTERY IAW EMB 145 AMM II CHAPT 33-50-04.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Worley Dennis SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/worley-dennis-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Volkswagen CONVERSION engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/volkswagen-conversion.md

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