# Accident 20200814020989A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Gober, TX, August 14, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2020, 08:56 local time
- Place: Gober, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 3USS
- Location: 33.4794° N, 96.0981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4794&lon=-96.0981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N467SC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N467SC-2022-09-16) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 161 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200814020989A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14TH, AT APPROXIMATELY 0650 HOURS, A STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, TOOK OFF FROM KADS IN SPORT CRUISER N467SC HEADING NE NEAR GREENVILLE. THE OBJECT OF THE DAYS TRAINING WAS CLEARING TURNS, SLOW FLIGHT, POWER OFF STALLS, AND POWER ON STALLS.  DURING A STALL MANEUVER THE STUDENT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, PLACING THE AIRCRAFT IN AN INVERTED SPIN.  UPON REALIZING THE SITUATION THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BUT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE INVERTED SPIN.  AT THAT POINT THE CFI DEPLOYED THE PARACHUTE (BRS) ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST ON ITS BACK RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED, IN A FIELD AT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CEN20LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA339), Aug 14, 2020: Czech Sport Sportcruiser (N467SC), Gober, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper recovery from a power-off stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s failure to properly monitor the student pilot during the stall recovery.

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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