# Accident 20110514009689A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Arlington, WA, May 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2011, 15:50 local time
- Place: Arlington, WA
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1608° N, 122.1589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1608&lon=-122.1589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N282SC-2011-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 105 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110514009689A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34 ARLINGTON AIRPORT, ARLINGTON WA., WITNESSES STATED THEY SAW THE AIRCRAFT PITCH TO A NORMAL PITCH ATTITUDE OF 5 DEGREES, HOWEVER APPEARED TO HAVE TROUBLE GAINING ALTITUDE.  AT APPROX. 2/3 DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT TURNED TO A LEFT CROSSWIND TO THE WEST AT APPROX. 75'-100' AGL.  THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED NOSE UP APPROX. 60 DEGREES TWICE EACH TIME STALLING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN OBSERVED MAKING AN APPROX. 60- 80 DEGREE LEFT BANK TURN TO THE SOUTH  BEFORE ENTERING A STALL/ SPIN.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND AND CAUGHT FIRE, THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

## 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 WPR11LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA223), May 14, 2011: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N282SC), Arlington, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the takeoff climb, which resulted in a stall at low altitude and collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impaired…

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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