# N823MM: 2015 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: C0526
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: May 18, 2020
- Certificate issued: December 26, 2018
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AB3D1F
- Registered owners: [Carpenter Alan L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20ALAN%20L), [Carpenter Norma](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARPENTER%20NORMA)
- Location: [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 31.8736° N, 106.6069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79932, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=823MM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N823MM

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 WPR22LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA137), Mar 25, 2022: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser (N823MM), Lanark, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control of the airplane after the inadvertent unlocking and opening of the canopy for reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## 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 20220324004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220324004189A), Mar 24, 2022: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER (N823MM), Santa Teresa, NM, Substantial damage. On March 24, 2022, at 1845 mountain daylight time, N823MM-A Czech sport aircraft a Sportcruiser on a VFR flight plan, [privacy data omitted], controlled flight…

## 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 N823MM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N823MM before.

- [Cancelled 2002-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N823MM-2002-10-22): Fairchild SA227-DC, S/N DC-823B. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Lambert Leasing Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAMBERT%20LEASING%20INC), [Sterling, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Sterling)

## 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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