# Accident 20200603007359A: Barber William M SONEX, New Smyrna Beac, FL, June 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2020, 08:34 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0000° N, 80.9489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0000&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N187PB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N187PB-2021-11-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Barber William M SONEX (registry code 05634UT, https://openairdocs.org/model/barber-william-m-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.1 (registry code 01402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BARBER WILLIAM M SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2.1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200603007359A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 3, 2020, AT 08:30 (LOCAL TIME), N187PB CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 7 AT NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KEVB). WHILE TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT IN COMMAND) BECAME DISTRACTED WITH HIS PASSENGER, AND FAILED TO ADD SUFFICIENT POWER TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE STALLED, AND BECAUSE OF THE LOW ALTITUDE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT ABLE TO RECOVER IN TIME. THE AIRPLANE HIT THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, UNDER SOME CONTROL, WITH THE ENGINE AT APPROXIMATELY 2000RPMS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM GROUND IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND HIS PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE AIRPLANE BY THEMSELVES. THE PASSENGER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOR A CHECK-UP, AND WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

## 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 ERA20CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA204), Jun 3, 2020: Sonex Sonex (N187PB), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain an adequate airspeed while on final approach and impacted terrain.

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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