# Accident 20141003023069A: Sonex WAIEX (SONEX), Flagler, FL, October 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 3, 2014, 09:26 local time
- Place: Flagler, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6539° N, 81.2725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6539&lon=-81.2725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N461MM-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Miller Raymond A WAIEX (SONEX) (registry code 05631J8, https://openairdocs.org/model/miller-raymond-a-waiex-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aeroconver AEROVEE (registry code 01401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aeroconver-aerovee) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SONEX WAIEX (SONEX)
- Reported engine: AEROCONVER AEROVEE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141003023069A

## Narrative

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

10/03/2014:

ABOUT 09:35 EST AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR-BUILT SONEX WALEX WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN ABOUT TEN (10) MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF FROM FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT (XFL), PALM COAST, FL.

ACCORDING TO RADAR DATA, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED XFL ABOUT 0925 EST, AND FLEW TO THE NORTHEAST.

10/04/2014:

THE AIRPLANE WAS FOUND AT 13:33 EST, ON OCTOBER 4TH, IN A TIDAL MARSH NEAR PELICAN CREEK, ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF XFL. THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRPLANE WAS BURIED IN MUD/WATER, WITH THE EMPENNAGE AND PORTIONS OF STRUCTURE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTH WINGS VISIBLE.

10/05/2014:

FSDO IIC MET WITH NTSB INVESTIGATOR AT THE FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT OFFICE FOR ACCIDENT BRIEFING PRIOR TO GOING TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE. LOCAL AUTHORITIES INFORMED THE GROUP THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS ULTIMATELY FOUND BY TRIANGULATING THE PILOTS CELL PHONE PINGING SIGNAL. WE LATER WENT TO A DOCKING AREA TO MEET AN AIRBOAT TO TAKE US TO THE ACCIDENT SITE.

FAA IIC AND NTSB INVESTIGATOR WERE UNABLE TO WITNESS THE ACCIDENT SCENE TOGETHER DO TO AIRBOAT CAPACITY. INSTEAD  TWO SEPARATE TRIPS WERE COMPLETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL INSPECTORS AND EACH INDIVIDUAL TOOK A SERIES OF PICTURES OF THE ACCIDENT SITE.

10/09/2014:

THE AIRPLANE WAS RECOVERED 10/09/2014 AND RETAINED FOR EXAMINATION TO BE PREFORMED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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 ERA15FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15FA003), Oct 3, 2014: Miller Raymond A Sonex Waiex (N461MM), Palm Coast, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight for reasons that could not be determined due to the postaccident condition of the engine and its associated fuel and ignition systems.

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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