# Accident 20130906017509A: Crowder Michael H SONEX, Waxhaw, NC, September 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2013, 14:45 local time
- Place: Waxhaw, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8639° N, 80.7481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8639&lon=-80.7481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N293SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N293SX-2014-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crowder Michael H SONEX (registry code 056265Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/crowder-michael-h-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CROWDER MICHAEL H SONEX
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 178 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906017509A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AT CRUISE ALT OF 3000' AIRCRAFT SUFFERED ENGINE FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 1440.  PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH N52 BUT CRASHED APPROXIMATRELY ONE MILE FROM AIRPORT.  PILOT HAD DEPARTED KAFP, WHERE HE PURCHASED 5.6 GALLONS OF FUEL AT 1400.  PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA13LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA405), Sep 6, 2013: Crowder Michael H Sonex (N293SX), Waxhaw, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner/builder’s improper routing of the engine’s crankshaft position sensor cable next to the engine’s exhaust system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power in flight.

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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