# N12YX: 2003 Sonex WAIEX, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Second renewal notice
- Airframe: [Sonex WAIEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/sonex-waiex) (registry code 05615ME)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 0001
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 2003
- Certificate issued: June 26, 2003
- Last registry action: August 13, 2014
- Mode S code: A05395
- Owner when cancelled: [Sonex Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SONEX%20LTD)
- Location: [Oshkosh, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Oshkosh)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9441° N, 88.5348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54902, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12YX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12YX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12YX-2018-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Sonex WAIEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/sonex-waiex.md

## 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 CEN16LA302](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA302), Aug 3, 2016: Sonex Waiex (N12YX), Fond du Lac, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine for reasons that could not be determined during an examination of the engine.

## 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 20160803013109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160803013109A), Aug 3, 2016: Sonex Limited WAIEX (N12YX), Fond Du Lac, WI, Substantial damage. On August 3, 2016 at 11:00A.m. a Sonex Waiex, N12YX left oshkosh airport with a flight instructor and student pilot on board for a training flight.…

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