# Accident 20231015015869A: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER, Southport, NC, October 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2023, 08:00 local time
- Place: Southport, NC
- Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9408° N, 78.0599° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9408&lon=-78.0599&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72FU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72FU-2024-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER (registry code 060002O, https://openairdocs.org/model/czech-aircraft-works-spol-sro-sportcruiser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CZECH AIRCRAFT WORKS SPOL SRO SPORTCRUISER
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231015015869A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 ERA24LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA010), Oct 15, 2023: Czech Aircraft Works Spol Sro Sportcruiser (N72FU), Southport, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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