# N966DP: 2021 Dave Province SONEX

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dave Province SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/dave-province-sonex) (registry code 05640BG, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Aerovee 2180](https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (registry code 01400)
- Serial number: 1006
- Year built: 2021
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 17, 2021
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2025
- Expires: December 31, 2032
- Mode S code: AD72C9
- Registered owners: [Newcomb Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEWCOMB%20ROBERT%20E), [Hutchinson Dennis S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHINSON%20DENNIS%20S)
- Location: [Greenfield, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Greenfield)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8020° N, 85.7721° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46140, 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=966DP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966DP

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 (Dave Province SONEX)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Aerovee 2180)

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 CEN24FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA346), Sep 10, 2024: Sonex Sonex (N966DP), Sulphur Springs, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20240910012849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240910012849A), Sep 10, 2024: Dave Province SONEX (N966DP), Sulphur Springs, IN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On September 10, 2024, at approximately 1345 eastern time, an experimental province Sonex was performing a takeoff at robert’s field airport on runway 30 in…

## 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 Dave Province SONEX aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dave-province-sonex/aircraft.md
- The Aerovee 2180 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180.md

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