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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER · Holden, UT · October 22, 2019

Date: October 22, 2019 · 20:00 local
Place: Holden, UT
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N204BF
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR20LA012
Reported as: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 187 total

N204BFRegistration cancelled Jul 22, 2021 · Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISERS/N C0610 · Built 2017 Airframe modelCzech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Night cross country flight, on return leg the engine quit at 11000'. The engine wouldn't restart. The pilot could see she wouldn't make the freeway, and couldn't see anything being so dark. So she decided her best option was to pull the parachute. The aircraft landed. The aircraft had heavy damage to it. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, ON RETURN LEG THE ENGINE QUIT AT 11000'. THE ENGINE WOULDN'T RESTART. THE PILOT COULD SEE SHE WOULDN'T MAKE THE FREEWAY, AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING BEING SO DARK. SO SHE DECIDED HER BEST OPTION WAS TO PULL THE PARACHUTE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT HAD HEAVY DAMAGE TO IT. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR20LA012Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportHolden, UTThe fatigue failure of the No. 2 cylinder intake valve spring retainer due to air trapped in the lubrication system, which resulted in a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the severity of the damage was the improper deployment of the ballistic…Oct 23, 2019 · Substantial damage