# N72FU: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: March 2, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72FU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72FU

## Aircraft that carried N72FU

- [Cancelled 2024-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72FU-2024-03-02): Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, S/N 08SC140, built 2008. Owner: [Stewart William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STEWART%20WILLIAM%20J), [Southport, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Southport)

## NTSB investigations on N72FU (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 ERA24LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA010), Oct 15, 2023: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N72FU), Southport, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s use of carburetor heat during takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to an excessively rich fuel-air mixture.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72FU (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 20231015015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231015015869A), Oct 15, 2023: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (N72FU), Southport, NC, Destroyed. At 07:53 local, 11:53 zulu time A check sport cruiser took off from oak island airport (sut) and reported engine troubles and crashed into some trees off the…

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