# Accident 20140217001749A: Williams Christopher T SONEX, Wellington, FL, February 17, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2014, 12:50 local time
- Place: Wellington, FL
- Airport: Wellington Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.6467° N, 80.2950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6467&lon=-80.2950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732SX-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williams Christopher T SONEX (registry code 05623XA, https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-christopher-t-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2180 (registry code 01400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAMS CHRISTOPHER T SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2180
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140217001749A

## Narrative

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

^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.

## 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 ERA14FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA123), Feb 17, 2014: Williams Christopher T Sonex (N732SX), Wellington, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N732SX (1)

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

- [Incident 20070929832409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070929832409I), Sep 29, 2007: Willia SONEX (N732SX), Rochester, IN, No damage. (-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…

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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