# Accident 20240910012849A: Dave Province SONEX, Sulphur Springs, IN, September 10, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2024, 13:45 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, IN
- Airport: Roberts Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0012° N, 85.4278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0012&lon=-85.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N966DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N966DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dave Province SONEX (registry code 05640BG, https://openairdocs.org/model/dave-province-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2180 (registry code 01400, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAVE PROVINCE SONEX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total, 4 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA346) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240910012849A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1345 EASTERN TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL PROVINCE SONEX WAS PERFORMING A TAKEOFF AT ROBERT’S FIELD AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 30 IN SULPHUR SPRINGS, IN. DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN INTO A SHALLOW DITCH AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP INTO AN INVERTED POSITION IN A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANIAL DAMAGE AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT ONBOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN24FA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA346), Sep 10, 2024: Sonex Sonex (N966DP), Sulphur Springs, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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