# N227US: 2011 Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, registration cancelled 2018-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser) (registry code 0600066)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: P1102027
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: January 16, 2012
- Certificate issued: December 7, 2017
- Last registry action: December 7, 2017
- Mode S code: A1FCD5
- Owner when cancelled: [Dwyer Gregory](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DWYER%20GREGORY)
- Location: [Carmichael, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carmichael)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6267° N, 121.3322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95608, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227US
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=227US
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N227US-2018-02-23

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER: https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser.md

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2017FA0000639](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2017FA0000639), Dec 13, 2017: CANOPY. OPEN. PILOT STATED THAT HE CLOSED CANOPY BEFORE TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CANOPY OPENED AND THE PILOT TRIED TO MANUALLY PULL THE CANOPY CLOSED AND COULD NOT. HE LAN

## 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 GAA18CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA077), Dec 9, 2017: Czech Sport Aircraft a.s. Sport Cruiser (N227US), Sacramento, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to securely lock the canopy before takeoff.

## 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 20171209022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171209022899A), Dec 9, 2017: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER (N227US), Sacramento, CA, Destroyed. After rotation, as aircraft was climbing the canopy opened. Pilot made an emergency landing on the same runway as just departed. At least one of the landing…

## Other aircraft with N227US

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227US): Shield Ai V-BAT, S/N VB-100183

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