20231015015869A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER · Southport, NC · October 15, 2023

Date: October 15, 2023 · 08:00 local
Place: Southport, NC
Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N72FU
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA24LA010
Reported as: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser
Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 101 total

N72FURegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2024 · Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISERS/N 08SC140 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER Engine modelRotax 912ULS series4 cycle

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.

At 07:53 local, 11:53 zulu time

A check sport cruiser took off from oak island airport (sut) and reported engine troubles and crashed into some trees off the end of the runway. The left wing is detached from the aircraft. One

Person on board. Pilot reported some pains so requested a hospital examination. Aircraft is near long branch road, near oak island airport. (Sut).

As the FAA filed it

AT 07:53 LOCAL, 11:53 ZULU TIME

A CHECK SPORT CRUISER TOOK OFF FROM OAK ISLAND AIRPORT (SUT) AND REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLES AND CRASHED INTO SOME TREES OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT WING IS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. ONE

PERSON ON BOARD. PILOT REPORTED SOME PAINS SO REQUESTED A HOSPITAL EXAMINATION. AIRCRAFT IS NEAR LONG BRANCH ROAD, NEAR OAK ISLAND AIRPORT. (SUT).

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 ERA24LA010Accident · Minor injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportSouthport, NCThe student pilot’s use of carburetor heat during takeoff, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during initial climb due to an excessively rich fuel-air mixture.Oct 15, 2023 · Substantial damage