# Accident 20100125026599A: Czech Aircr SPORTCRUISE, La Quinta, CA, January 25, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2010, 15:21 local time
- Place: La Quinta, CA
- Airport: Jacqueline Cochran Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7100° N, 116.2964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7100&lon=-116.2964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N243SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N243SC-2014-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCR SPORTCRUISE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,689 total, 7 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100125026599A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRUISING AT 3500 FT ENGINE QUIT.  IMPACT GROUND IN OPEN FIELD, LA QUINTA, CA.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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