# Accident 20091114053799A: Augustine D SONEX, Burnet, TX, November 14, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 2009, 12:05 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7592° N, 98.2208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7592&lon=-98.2208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10DA-2018-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Augustine David L SONEX (registry code 05616VR, https://openairdocs.org/model/augustine-david-l-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AUGUSTINE D SONEX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR JABIRU
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091114053799A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CEN10LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA050), Nov 14, 2009: Augustine David L Sonex (N10DA), Burnet, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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