# N315AL: 2016 Lavender Alan P SONEX, registration cancelled 2017-09-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 1, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Lavender Alan P SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/lavender-alan-p-sonex) (registry code 056336O)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300L](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300l) (registry code 34811)
- Serial number: 1589
- Year built: 2016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 4, 2016
- Certificate issued: March 13, 2015
- Last registry action: March 13, 2015
- Mode S code: A3596F
- Owner when cancelled: [Lavender Alan P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAVENDER%20ALAN%20P)
- Location: [Newburyport, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Newburyport)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8124° N, 70.8911° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01950, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315AL
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=315AL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N315AL-2017-09-01

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 Lavender Alan P SONEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/lavender-alan-p-sonex.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 ERA17FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA117), Feb 28, 2017: Lavender Alan P Sonex (N315AL), Methuen, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure oil and fuel line fittings during maintenance, which resulted in an inflight engine fire, and his subsequent loss of control while maneuvering for landing.…

## 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 20170228005449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170228005449A), Feb 28, 2017: Sonex LAVENDER, ALAN P (N315AL), Methuen, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N315AL piloted by alan lavender departed runway 14 at Lawrence Municipal Airport at 1759Z. Mr. Lavender entered into left closed traffic following another…

## Other aircraft with N315AL

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315AL): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P21557

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