# N117BF: 2017 Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser) (registry code 0600066, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: C0614
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 2017
- Certificate issued: January 17, 2018
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A04653
- Registered owner: [Skywest Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWEST%20LEASING%20INC)
- Location: [St George, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/St%20George)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.0461° N, 113.5573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84790, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117BF

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA19CA537](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA537), Aug 30, 2019: Czech Sport Sportcruiser (N117BF), Murrieta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing, and his subsequent loss of directional control and a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20190830011609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190830011609A), Aug 30, 2019: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER (N117BF), Murrieta, CA, Substantial damage. A student pilot was on his first solo flight performing touch and go take off?s and landings on runway 18 at french valley airport (F70). On the approach to…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N117BF

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N117BF before.

- [Cancelled 2007-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117BF-2007-02-20): Aerospatiale AS-355E TWIN STAR, S/N 5041, built 1981. Exported to New Zealand. Owner: [Philip R Agnes Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILIP%20R%20AGNES%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

## Related

- Other Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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