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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Sonex WAIEX · Fond Du Lac, WI · August 3, 2016

Date: August 3, 2016 · 12:15 local
Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
Airport: Fond Du Lac
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12YX
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16LA302
Reported as: Sonex Waiex
Reported engine: Amateur-built AEROCONVERSIONS
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 29,114 total35 in this make and model92 in the last 90 days

N12YXRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Sonex WAIEXS/N 0001 · Built 2003 Airframe modelSonex WAIEX Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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On August 3, 2016 at 11:00A.m. a Sonex Waiex, N12YX left oshkosh airport with a flight instructor and student pilot on board for a training flight. Approximately 75 minutes into the flight, during a departure from Fond Du Lac Airport the aircraft experienced a loss of power, hit a power line and crashed while attempting to return to the airport. As a result of the crash the two persons on board were seriously injured. The aircraft was severely damaged. The flight was being operated under part 91 and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 3, 2016 AT 11:00A.M. A SONEX WAIEX, N12YX LEFT OSHKOSH AIRPORT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT ON BOARD FOR A TRAINING FLIGHT. APPROXIMATELY 75 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT, DURING A DEPARTURE FROM FOND DU LAC AIRPORT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, HIT A POWER LINE AND CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91 AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

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 CEN16LA302Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFond du Lac, WIA partial loss of engine for reasons that could not be determined during an examination of the engine.Aug 3, 2016 · Substantial damage