# Accident 20140504004809A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Advance, NC, May 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2014, 09:25 local time
- Place: Advance, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9878° N, 80.4889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9878&lon=-80.4889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N162US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N162US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER (registry code 0600066, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-sport-aircraft-a-s-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH SPORT AIRCRAFT A S SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 308 total, 18 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504004809A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE IN FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED AN UNSUCCESSFUL LAMDING IN A FIELD.   AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, PILOT SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURES.

## 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 ERA14LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA219), May 4, 2014: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser (N162US), Advance, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat during a descent with reduced engine power while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

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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