# N243SC: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER](https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (registry code 060002O)
- Serial number: 08SC087
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2008
- Last registry action: February 7, 2008
- Mode S code: A23CB7
- Owners when cancelled: [Desert West Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DESERT%20WEST%20AVIATION), [Shapiro David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAPIRO%20DAVID), [Shapiro Rosalind DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAPIRO%20ROSALIND%20DBA)
- Location: [Cathedral City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cathedral%20City)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8141° N, 116.4655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92234, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N243SC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=243SC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243SC-2014-09-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER: https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser.md

## 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 WPR10LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA119), Jan 25, 2010: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N243SC), La Quinta, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power during cruise flight due to water contamination in the fuel.

## 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 20100125026599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100125026599A), Jan 25, 2010: Czech Aircr SPORTCRUISE (N243SC), La Quinta, CA, Substantial damage. Cruising at 3500 ft engine quit. Impact ground in open field, La Quinta, CA.

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