# Incident 20150506006919I: Burton Dennis W SONEX, Kendallville, IN, May 6, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2015, 07:20 local time
- Place: Kendallville, IN
- Airport: Kendalville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4434° N, 85.2582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kendallville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4434&lon=-85.2582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N683DB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683DB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burton Dennis W SONEX (registry code 05621DV, https://openairdocs.org/model/burton-dennis-w-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jabiru 3300 (registry code 34801, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-3300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BURTON DENNIS W SONEX
- Reported engine: JABIRU 3300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150506006919I

## Narrative

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

ON 05/06/2015 A PILOT OPERATING A SONIC, EXPERIMENTAL TYPE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IMMEDIATELY  AFTER TAKE OFF BECAUSE OF A BIRD STRIKE. PILOT STATED " I VEERED LEFT AND LANDED ON A FARM FIELD NEXT TO THE AIRPORT.  UPON TOUCHDOWN THE PLANE NOSED OVER"

ON 05/07/2015 THIS OFFICE EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AT KENDALLVILLE AIRPORT ( C62 ) AND DETERMINED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

## Other reports on N683DB (1)

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

- [Accident 20150815013839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150815013839A), Aug 15, 2015: Burton Dennis W SONEX (N683DB), Wolcottville, IN, Substantial damage. The experimental aircraft departed kendallville (C62) on August 18, 2015 around 8:00PM with 2 occupants on board, 1 pilot, 1 passenger. The pilot stated he was…

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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