# N642JB: 2008 Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (registry code 060002O, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 08SC243
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: February 18, 2009
- Certificate issued: March 16, 2009
- Expires: January 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A86D73
- Registered owners: [Bonnar David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONNAR%20DAVID), [Bonnar Jean-Marie](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONNAR%20JEAN-MARIE)
- Location: [Clovis, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Clovis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9143° N, 119.5943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93619, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=642JB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N642JB

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 Aircraft Works Spol Sro 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 GAA15LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA092), May 24, 2015: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N642JB), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nose landing gear (NLG) leg due to fatigue fractures, which resulted in the NLG collapsing during 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 20150524011309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150524011309A), May 24, 2015: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (N642JB), Fresno, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft made a hard landing. After landing aircraft had excessive nose wheel shimmy and gear collapsed.

## 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 N642JB

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N642JB before.

- [Cancelled 2004-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N642JB-2004-02-11): Bridges John E LONG-EZ, S/N LE-6996, built 1987. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [Bridges John E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRIDGES%20JOHN%20E), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## Related

- Other Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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