# Sonex SONEX - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry codes: 059005E, 05901TY, 05606GS, 056232B, 05902VC, 059040L - Manufacturer (registry): SONEX LTD · SONEX · SONEX AIRCRAFT LLC - Model: SONEX - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · Reciprocating - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Light sport - Registered aircraft: 2 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/sonex-sonex Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## Registered aircraft (2) - [N50069](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50069): [Gallo Matthew O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GALLO%20MATTHEW%20O), [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb), built 2006, S/N 0290 - [N908BW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N908BW): [Perez Miguel A III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEREZ%20MIGUEL%20A%20III), [Vineyard, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Vineyard), built 2007, S/N 0775 ## NTSB investigations (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 WPR15FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA016), Oct 20, 2014: Sonex Sonex Trigear (N91922), Fawnskin, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin at low altitude.… ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20141020021169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141020021169A), Oct 20, 2014: Sonex SONEX (N91922), Fawnskin, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft departed from big bear airport. Approximately 5 minutes into the flight the aircraft banked left to almost 90 degrees. The nose then dropped to a… - [Incident 20110404006689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110404006689I), Apr 4, 2011: Sonex Ltd SONEX (N50069), Oceanside, CA, Minor damage. Private pilot walsh said he worked on the carburator with a non-a&p mechanic all weekend prior to his incident. Walsh said that he and the mechanic friend… - [Incident 20090603019349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090603019349I), Jun 3, 2009: Sonexl SONEX (N50069), Oceanside, CA, No damage. During the short flight from fallbrook airpark to Oceanside airport, the pilot noticed that the rt CHT gauge rose above normal levels. Because the airman was… ## Service difficulty reports (2) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 2011FA0000566](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2011FA0000566), Aug 4, 2011: CRANKSHAFT. BROKEN. CRANK BROKEN AT FLANGE. CAST CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. - [SDR 2006FA0000286](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2006FA0000286), Feb 27, 2006: THROTTLE CABLE. BINDING. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER, AND A SUBSEQUENT FORCED LANDING RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, DUE TO THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK IN THE IDLE ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Sonex Ltd/Monnett John T JR SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/sonex-ltd-monnett-john-t-jr-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605W0 - [Monnett Jeremy T SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/monnett-jeremy-t-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606E5 - [Early Jack F SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/early-jack-f-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607LH - [Beckham Hugh C SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/beckham-hugh-c-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607RF - [Odonnell Paul F SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/odonnell-paul-f-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05608IX - [Spicer Henry A SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/spicer-henry-a-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05608OI - [Johnson Gary L SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-gary-l-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561047 - [Forster Larry G SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/forster-larry-g-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056106Z - [Graber Benjamin SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/graber-benjamin-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056109Z - [Carter Gerald SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-gerald-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610BQ - [Fuller Van L SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/fuller-van-l-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610LK - [Baron Helmut SONEX](https://openairdocs.org/model/baron-helmut-sonex): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610S5 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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