# Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05618BQ
- Manufacturer (registry): FORTUNA DAVE
- Model: SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/fortuna-dave-sonex-experimental

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## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ERA14FA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14FA464), Apr 5, 2014: Fortuna Dave Sonex (N229P), Dunnellon, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight collision with a tree in a heavily wooded area during controlled flight while the pilot was attempting a forced landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available…
- [NTSB DFW07CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA068), Feb 10, 2007: Fortuna Sonex (N229P), Atlanta, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed that resulted in a stall/mush. A contributing factor was the group of trees located near the departure end of the runway.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Accident 20140405018929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140405018929A), Apr 5, 2014: Fortuna Dave SONEX-EXPERIMENTAL (N229P), Dunellon, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Theodore weiss departed dunnellon Florida airport (X35) on April 5 2014 around 1400 EST. Heading towards his base of operation, leesburg airport, and the…
- [Accident 20070210001589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070210001589A), Feb 10, 2007: Amtr SONEX (N229P), Atlanta, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) At approximately 1040L on February 10, 2007 aircraft N229P, piloted by [privacy data omitted] impacted a grouping of trees causing substantial damage to…

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