Sonex Aircraft SONEX accident near Sulphur Springs, IN
On September 10, 2024, a Sonex Aircraft SONEX (airplane) was involved in an accident near Sulphur Springs, IN. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- September 10, 2024
- Place
- Sulphur Springs, IN
- Aircraft
- Sonex Aircraft SONEX · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.001°N, 85.428°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240910195094
Official records · CEN24FA346
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn September 10, 2024, about 1345 eastern daylight time, a Sonex airplane, N966DP, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Sulphur Springs, Indiana. The pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to a witness, the pilot stated he was going to conduct a short local flight. The pilot, who hangared the airplane at his residence, taxied the airplane from his residence to the private grass airstrip. The witness observed the pilot perform an engine run-up, and then proceed to take off. Due to terrain obscuration, the witness lost sight of the airplane shortly after the initial takeoff roll. The witness observed a dust cloud and had not realized the airplane had crashed. The witness, who did not observe the airplane become airborne, responded to the grass airstrip and observed the airplane inverted in an adjacent soybean field (see Figure 1). The witness extricated the pilot and rendered aid until first responders arrived. Figure 1. Aerial views of the accident site. The airplane came to rest inverted in a soybean field about 1,250 ft from the start of the takeoff roll (see Figure 2.). Figure 2. Accident airplane as it came to rest inverted in soybean field. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONA review of the pilot’s logbook revealed the pilot had completed 4 flights in the accident airplane for a total of 4.0 flight hours since he purchased the airplane in 2021. The pilot’s most recent flight in the accident airplane was August 14, 2023, about 13 months befo
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff for undetermined reasons.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
