# N229P: Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL, registration cancelled 2018-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL](https://openairdocs.org/model/fortuna-dave-sonex-experimental) (registry code 05618BQ)
- Serial number: 018
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Sonex Ltd SONEX
- Certificate issued: January 30, 2012
- Last registry action: January 30, 2012
- Mode S code: A203B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Weiss Theodore T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEISS%20THEODORE%20T)
- Location: [Zephyrhills, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Zephyrhills)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2340° N, 82.2214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33541, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229P
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=229P
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N229P-2018-01-03

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL: https://openairdocs.org/model/fortuna-dave-sonex-experimental.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA14FA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA464), Apr 5, 2014: Fortuna Dave Sonex (N229P), Dunnellon, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a tree in a heavily wooded area during controlled flight while the pilot was attempting a forced landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available…
- [NTSB DFW07CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA068), Feb 10, 2007: Fortuna Sonex (N229P), Atlanta, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. A contributing factor was the group of trees located near the departure end of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20140405018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140405018929A), Apr 5, 2014: Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL (N229P), Dunellon, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Theodore weiss departed dunnellon Florida airport (X35) on April 5 2014 around 1400 EST. Heading towards his base of operation, leesburg airport, and the…
- [Accident 20070210001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070210001589A), Feb 10, 2007: Amtr SONEX (N229P), Atlanta, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1040L on February 10, 2007 aircraft N229P, piloted by [privacy data omitted] impacted a grouping of trees causing substantial damage to…

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