20091114053799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Augustine D SONEX · Burnet, TX · November 14, 2009

Date: November 14, 2009 · 12:05 local
Place: Burnet, TX
Airport: Burnet
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N10DA
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10LA050
Reported as: Augustine D Sonex
Reported engine: Amateur-built JABIRU
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N10DARegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Augustine David L SONEXS/N 332 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAugustine David L SONEX Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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On nov. 14, 2009, a Sonex experimental aircraft, N10DA s/n 332, crashed at the south end of the Burnet municipal airport after experiencing an engine problem. The aircraft stalled and went down, right wing first. Witnesses reported the engine as sputtering and at high rpms. The engine and propeller, wood prop, were not turning at point of impact. The pilot was fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed. There was no post fire.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOV. 14, 2009, A SONEX EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N10DA S/N 332, CRASHED AT THE SOUTH END OF THE BURNET MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AFTER EXPERIENCING AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WENT DOWN, RIGHT WING FIRST. WITNESSES REPORTED THE ENGINE AS SPUTTERING AND AT HIGH RPMS. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER, WOOD PROP, WERE NOT TURNING AT POINT OF IMPACT. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WAS NO POST FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN10LA050Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBurnet, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the loss of engine power due to a clogged fuel screen that resulted in fuel starvation caused by the builder's inappropriate use of a fuel…Nov 14, 2009 · Substantial damage