# N697SH: 2004 Linker Howard W SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Linker Howard W SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/linker-howard-w-sonex) (registry code 05633F2, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aeroconver AEROVEE-2.1 T](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee-2-1-t) (registry code 01398)
- Serial number: 0697
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 25, 2020
- Certificate issued: April 4, 2014
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A9464F
- Registered owner: [Linker Howard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINKER%20HOWARD%20W)
- Location: [Glastonbury, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Glastonbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7075° N, 72.5389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06033, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=697SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N697SH

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 (Linker Howard W SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aeroconver AEROVEE-2.1 T)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N697SH.

## 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.

- [Incident 20211007018679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211007018679I), Oct 7, 2021: Linker Howard W SONEX (N697SH), Windham, CT, Minor damage. N967SH is a legacy Sonex st (sport trainer configuration) tri gear light sport aircraft powered by an aerovee vw conversion engine. The aircraft was purchased…

## 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 Linker Howard W SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/linker-howard-w-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Aeroconver AEROVEE-2.1 T engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee-2-1-t.md

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