# N801SX: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: May 31, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801SX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801SX

## Aircraft that carried N801SX

- [Cancelled 2018-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801SX-2018-05-31): Smith Douglas J SONEX, S/N 0801, built 2008. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)

## NTSB investigations on N801SX (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 GAA17CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA171), Mar 1, 2017: Smith Douglas J. Sonex (N801SX), Mercey Hot Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sport pilot’s unstabilized approach with a tailwind, which resulted in touchdown short of the runway and a subsequent nose-over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N801SX (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 20170301015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170301015039A), Mar 1, 2017: Smith Douglas J SONEX (N801SX), Mercey Hot Spri, CA, Substantial damage. Mercy hot springs, CA: N801SX, Sonex (exp), (petaluma-mercy hot springs) pilot reported misjuding landing, was 50 yards short of the runway, hit the top wire…

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