Edward R Sugg SONEX N75SX

Summary

On 12 September 2018 at about 17:20 local time, a Edward R Sugg SONEX registered N75SX was involved in an accident near Marion, South Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 September 2018 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Marion, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

34.0000, -79.0000

Aircraft

Edward R Sugg SONEX

Registration

N75SX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Florence → Florence

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA18LA249

1 person died.

Impact with terrain for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 85-year-old commercial pilot was conducting a local pleasure flight in his experimental, amateur-built airplane. A witness near the accident site saw the airplane flying at low altitude before it entered a "straight up" climb followed by a descent and continued "straight down" toward the ground. It did not appear that the pilot attempted to pull out of the dive. Examination of the airplane and engine revealed no mechanical discrepancies that would have precluded normal operation. Despite the pilot's age, his daughter stated that he had no known medical issues (cardiac, respiratory or physical) that would interfere with his flying, and no evidence of incapacitation or impairment were identified by the autopsy and toxicology testing. The reason for the airplane's impact with terrain could not be determined based on the available information.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.