# Accident 20180912016269A: Sugg Edward R SONEX, Marion, SC, September 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2018, 13:47 local time
- Place: Marion, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0000° N, 79.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0000&lon=-79.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75SX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75SX-2020-04-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sugg Edward R SONEX (registry code 056232P, https://openairdocs.org/model/sugg-edward-r-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUGG EDWARD R SONEX
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180912016269A

## Narrative

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

N75SX DEPARTED THE FLORENCE REGIONAL AIRPORT (FLO) ON A LOCAL FLIGHT TO MARION COUNTY AIRPORT (MAO). WITNESS STATED HE SAW THE AIRCRAFT MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN THEN SHARPLY DECEND. THE ENGINE SPEED INCREASED AND THE AIRCRAFT FELL BEHIND THE TREE LINE. THE WITNESS HEARD WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THE AIRCRAFT HITTING TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN A FIELD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF LAUGLIN AND HARGROVE ROAD IN MARION, SOUTH CAROLINA.

## 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 ERA18LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA249), Sep 12, 2018: Edward R. Sugg Sonex (N75SX), Marion, SC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

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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