# Accident 20180205002029A: Gregory Newman SONEX TRAINER, Carrabelle, FL, February 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2018, 11:25 local time
- Place: Carrabelle, FL
- Airport: Carrabelle-Thompson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8419° N, 84.7011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8419&lon=-84.7011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N543SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N543SX-2020-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gregory Newman SONEX TRAINER (registry code 05633BD, https://openairdocs.org/model/gregory-newman-sonex-trainer) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREGORY NEWMAN SONEX TRAINER
- Reported engine: VOLKSWAGEN 602D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 571 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180205002029A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 05, 2018, AT 1125 EST A NEWMAN GREGORY, MODEL SONEX TRAINER, N543SX, CRASHED AFTER TAKEOFF.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A WITNESS SAID THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING AFTER TAKEOFF.  THE AIRCRAFT GAINED APPROXIMATELY 100? OF ALTITUDE AND FLEW APPROXIMATELY 4000? DOWN THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO CRASHING.  THE CFR 91 FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CARRABELLE AIRPORT ON FEBRUARY 05, 2018.

## 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 ERA18LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA083), Feb 5, 2018: Gregory Newman Sonex Trainer (N543SX), Carrabelle, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because the airplane was not recovered. Also causal was the pilot's decision to conduct a low-altitude turn following the loss of…

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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