# N852JN: 2017 Close Jay G SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Close Jay G SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/close-jay-g-sonex) (registry code 05623JI, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Sonex AEROVEE-2.1](https://openairdocs.org/engine/sonex-aerovee-2-1) (registry code 58201)
- Serial number: 0843
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2007
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ABAF9B
- Registered owner: [Close Jay G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOSE%20JAY%20G)
- Location: [Versailles, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Versailles)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.0066° N, 84.7393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 40383, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=852JN
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N852JN

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 (Close Jay G SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Sonex AEROVEE-2.1)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N852JN.

## 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 20180730018349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180730018349I), Jul 30, 2018: Close Jay G SONEX (N852JN), Frankfort, KY, Minor damage. Pilot/builder of the aircraft was on his first flight in the aircraft. According to two eyewitnesses, the pilot carried too much speed on approach and started…

## 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 Close Jay G SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/close-jay-g-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Sonex AEROVEE-2.1 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/sonex-aerovee-2-1.md

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