Single-engine piston

N132WM

2015 Homebuilt Sonex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
0045
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Cincinnati, OH
Registration record

N132WM on the FAA register

Type
2015 Homebuilt Sonex
Serial
0045
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cincinnati, OH
Certificate issued
2014-09-24
Airworthiness date
2015-06-18
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A0849F
Mode S (octal)
50102237
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Sonex Ltd SONEX
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2014-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N132WM to the current registrant.
  • 2003-01-10
    N132WM previously assigned to a Beechcraft B55 Baron (s/n TC-519); cancelled.
Overview

About N132WM

N132WM is a 2015 Homebuilt Sonex, serial number 0045. It is registered to an individual in Cincinnati, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 2014 and expires on September 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Volkswagen CONVERSION engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated June 18, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N132WM. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2002-08-20 Accident · Jacksboro, TN Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL02FA160
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft BE-55 — a different aircraft that carried the N132WM registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation due to a heart attack resulting in a loss of control and the subsequent in-flight collision with a lake.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.