Brandt SONEX N393SX
15 December 2018 · Lodi, Wisconsin, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 December 2018 at about 20:20 local time, a Brandt SONEX registered N393SX was involved in an accident near Lodi, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lodi, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lodi Lakeland Airport (9WN5)
- Coordinates
- 43.3267, -89.5294
- Aircraft
- Brandt SONEX
- Registration
- N393SX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2014
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lodi → Lodi
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN19LA045
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway during final approach, which resulted in impact with a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The sport pilot was conducting a personal, local flight when the airplane's left wingtip impacted a tree while on final approach to the runway. The pilot stated that, during final approach, he was fixated on maintaining the proper landing airspeed and that he inadvertently allowed the airplane to drift north of the final approach course into the tree. The airplane then spun around the tree and descended nose down to ground impact. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Brandt SONEX accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Jul 2016 | Brandt SONEX | Lodi, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 2018 | Beechcraft 36 | Hartford, Wisconsin, United States | Hangar50 Llc | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Cessna 120 | Iola, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 20 Jul 2018 | De Havilland DH112 VENOM | Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States | World Heritage Air Museum | Fatal | 1 |
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