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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Williams Christopher T SONEX · Wellington, FL · February 17, 2014

Date: February 17, 2014 · 12:50 local
Place: Wellington, FL
Airport: Wellington Air Park
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N732SX
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA14FA123
Reported as: Williams Christopher T Sonex
Reported engine: Aerovee 2180
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport

N732SXRegistration cancelled Mar 20, 2018 · Williams Christopher T SONEXS/N 732 · Built 2007 Airframe modelWilliams Christopher T SONEX Engine modelAerovee 21804 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

privacy data omitted Was working on the engine the aircraft the morning of the accident. He was changing spark plugs. It was said that a helicoil came out while he was changing the spark plugs and had a hard time installing the plug.

That after noon he tookoff and made several passes over the airport, on the last climb out the engine backfired several times and appeared to make a turn then came down nose first into the edge of the lake.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS WORKING ON THE ENGINE THE AIRCRAFT THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. HE WAS CHANGING SPARK PLUGS. IT WAS SAID THAT A HELICOIL CAME OUT WHILE HE WAS CHANGING THE SPARK PLUGS AND HAD A HARD TIME INSTALLING THE PLUG.

THAT AFTER NOON HE TOOKOFF AND MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE AIRPORT, ON THE LAST CLIMB OUT THE ENGINE BACKFIRED SEVERAL TIMES AND APPEARED TO MAKE A TURN THEN CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST INTO THE EDGE OF THE LAKE.

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 ERA14FA123Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportWellington, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power during initial climb, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the…Feb 17, 2014 · Destroyed

Other reports on N732SX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20070929832409INormal Cruise · Rochester, IN(-23)Pilot stated that he lost engine power in cruise flight approx 12 miles w. of Rochester, IN. Airport. PIC made emergency landing in corn field. No damage to aircraft and no injuries to PIC. PIC stated that he inspected engine and determined that…Sep 29, 2007 · No damage