# Accident 20230802012419A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Van Nuys, CA, August 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2023, 10:37 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: AVIS
- Location: 34.2158° N, 118.4882° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2158&lon=-118.4882&mi=10
- Aircraft: N384SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N384SC) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230802012419A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OPERATING UNDER CFR PART 141 (PILOT INSTRUCTION). ADS-B DATA SHOWS AIRCRAFT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S IN THE PATTERN. ON THE LAST TAKE OFF/CLIMB OUT, FROM RNWY 16R, A PILOT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPORTED AN ENGINE INDICATION ISSUE. THEN THE AIRCRAFT MANUVERED A TIGHT TURN DOWNWIND ON TO RNWY 34R. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER WITHOUT ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ATC. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED DURING FIRE, AND BOTH PILOTS DID NOT SURVIVE. THE ONBOARD BALLISTIC PARACHUTE WAS DEPLOYED AFTER IMPACT BY THE FIRE.

## 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 WPR23FA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23FA299), Aug 2, 2023: Czech Sport SportCruiser (N384SC), Van Nuys, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The misalignment of the carburetor piston slides, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power, and the flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an emergency…

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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