# N801SX: 2008 Smith Douglas J SONEX, registration cancelled 2018-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Smith Douglas J SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-douglas-j-sonex) (registry code 056264U)
- Engine: [Jabiru 3300](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (registry code 34802)
- Serial number: 0801
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Sonex Ltd SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 2008
- Last registry action: June 21, 2017
- Mode S code: AAE73A
- Location: [Boise, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Boise)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5548° N, 116.2214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83705, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801SX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=801SX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801SX-2018-05-31

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Smith Douglas J SONEX: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-douglas-j-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 GAA17CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA171), Mar 1, 2017: Smith Douglas J. Sonex (N801SX), Mercey Hot Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The sport pilot’s unstabilized approach with a tailwind, which resulted in touchdown short of the runway and a subsequent nose-over.

## 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 20170301015039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170301015039A), Mar 1, 2017: Smith Douglas J SONEX (N801SX), Mercey Hot Spri, CA, Substantial damage. Mercy hot springs, CA: N801SX, Sonex (exp), (petaluma-mercy hot springs) pilot reported misjuding landing, was 50 yards short of the runway, hit the top wire…

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