20201007015019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Waterloo, AL · October 7, 2020

Date
October 7, 2020 · 11:30 local
Place
Waterloo, AL
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N251SC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21FA010
Reported as
Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser
Reported engine
ROTAX 912 ULS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,030 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Arrived on scene, finding aircraft destroyed. Aircraft appeared to have not been producing power at time of impact, hitting tree line nose down and cart wheeling.

As the FAA filed it

ARRIVED ON SCENE, FINDING AIRCRAFT DESTROYED. AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE NOT BEEN PRODUCING POWER AT TIME OF IMPACT, HITTING TREE LINE NOSE DOWN AND CART WHEELING.

NTSB investigation

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