# Accident 20250805020429A: Gary W Lewinski SONEX, Tellico Plains, TN, August 5, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2025, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tellico Plains, TN
- Airport: Tellico Plains Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3836° N, 84.3025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3836&lon=-84.3025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gary W Lewinski SONEX (registry code 05633OE, https://openairdocs.org/model/gary-w-lewinski-sonex) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Aerovee 2.1 (registry code 01402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/aerovee-2-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GARY W LEWINSKI SONEX
- Reported engine: AEROVEE 2.1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250805020429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF OUT OF TELLICO PLAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (85TN) ON 8/5/25.  AFTER ROTATE, AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT SUDDENLY AND WAS UNABLE TO BE CORRECTED.  AIRCRAFT DESCENDED UNCONTROLLED AND CAME TO REST IN TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. POST CRASH FIRE EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED COCKPIT.  PIC WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED. NO PASSNEGERS ON BOARD.

## 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 ERA25LA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA290), Aug 5, 2025: Gary W Lewinski Sonex (N67BG), Tellico Plains, TN, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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