Single-engine piston

N90469

2004 Homebuilt Sonex

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
0120
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vermilion, OH
Registration record

N90469 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Homebuilt Sonex
Serial
0120
Engines
Volkswagen CONVERSION
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vermilion, OH
Certificate issued
2004-05-03
Airworthiness date
2005-05-07
Registration expires
2027-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AC8154
Mode S (octal)
53100524
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2004-05-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N90469 to the current registrant.
  • 2000-03-07
    N90469 previously assigned to a Hiller UH-12E (s/n 2358); cancelled.
Overview

About N90469

N90469 is a 2004 Homebuilt Sonex, serial number 0120. It is registered to an individual in Vermilion, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 3, 2004 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 May 7, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N90469. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1994-05-04 Accident · Osage, AR Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · FTW94LA144
Reported aircraft: Hiller UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90469 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: FUEL EXHAUSTION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL AND THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A FORCED LANDING.
1975-05-05 Accident · Concrete,Wa, 47 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1511
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90469 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TIME HELI PLT,LOW TIME IN TYPE. GUSTING TO 25K.
1974-03-24 Accident · London,Oreg, 37 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0755
Reported aircraft: Hiller Acft UH-12E — a different aircraft that carried the N90469 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: .UN MAINTAIN ROTOR RPM.LND IN STUMPS.

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.