# N935EK: 2019 Kirkpatrick Earl L SONEX - TAILWHEEL, registration cancelled 2021-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Kirkpatrick Earl L SONEX - TAILWHEEL](https://openairdocs.org/model/kirkpatrick-earl-l-sonex-tailwheel) (registry code 05637S8)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1617
- Year built: 2019
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Sonex Aircraft LLC SONEX
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 5, 2019
- Certificate issued: June 18, 2018
- Last registry action: June 17, 2020
- Mode S code: ACF8AA
- Owner when cancelled: [Kirkpatrick Earl L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRKPATRICK%20EARL%20L)
- Location: [Burleson, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Burleson)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.5325° N, 97.3064° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76028, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N935EK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=935EK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N935EK-2021-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Kirkpatrick Earl L SONEX - TAILWHEEL: https://openairdocs.org/model/kirkpatrick-earl-l-sonex-tailwheel.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 CEN21LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA092), Dec 19, 2020: Sonex Tailwheel (N935EK), Burleson, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to engine seizure. Contributing to the accident was the pilot decision not to orbit the airport, as originally planned.

## 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 20201219020619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201219020619A), Dec 19, 2020: Kirkpatrick Earl L SONEX - TAILWHEEL (N935EK), Burleson, TX, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On December 19, 2020 at approximately 1435 CST, [privacy data omitted], an experimental sonex, crashed while on an engine maintenance flight approximately 1…

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