# Accident 20250904012709A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Fryeburg, ME, September 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2025, 14:20 local time
- Place: Fryeburg, ME
- Airport: Eastern Slopes Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0062° N, 70.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0062&lon=-70.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N336SC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N336SC) (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 912 ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250904012709A

## Narrative

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

DRA EVENT ID: 982133, FRYEBURG, ME: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CRUZ, CRASHED INTO TREES NEAR 114 PORTER ROAD FOR UNKNOWN REASON. POB: 1,

INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: SUBSTANTIAL. 09/04/2025 1820Z.

ON SEPTEMBER 04, 2024, AT OR AROUND 1420 LOCAL TIME, A LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT (LSA) SPORTCRUISER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IMPACTED THE GROUND UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN FRYEBURG, MAINE. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THIS IS A FATALITY ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS EN ROUTE TO MOULTONBOROUGH AIRPORT (4MB), MOULTONBOROUGH, NH. PRELIMINARY ADS-B DATA SHOWED THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 14 AT IZG THEN MADE A CLIMBING

LEFT TURN TO A MAXIMUM ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 2,100 FT MEAN SEA LEVEL (MSL) ON A FLIGHT TRACK OF ABOUT 300°. TWO MINUTES AND 26 SECONDS AFTER THE FIRST ADS-B TARGET THE AIRPLANE STOPPED CLIMBING AT 2,100 FT MSL ON A FLIGHT TRACK OF ABOUT 210°, AND 5 SECONDS LATER BEGAN ABOUT A 500 FT/MIN DESCENT. ABOUT 15 SECONDS LATER THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A LEFT TURNING DESCENT WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE ADS-B DATA ENDED. THE FINAL DATA POINT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE AT AN ALTITUDE ABOUT 1,700 FT MSL ON A FLIGHT TRACK OF 025° WITH A DESCENT RATE OF ABOUT 1,300 FT/MIN. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND REPORTED HEARING A “LOUD POP” SOUND, WHICH MADE THEM LOOK UP, AND OBSERVE THE AIRPLANE “IN A DIVE” WITH THE BALLISTIC PARACHUTE RECOVERY SYSTEM PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. PRELIMINARY POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE SHOWED NO ROTATIONAL SIGNATURES. THAT WOULD INDICATE THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING ON IMPACT. THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AVIONICS CAPABLE OF RECORDING AND RETAINING FLIGHT AND ENGINE

DATA. THESE UNITS WERE REMOVED AND SENT TO THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD VEHICLE RECORDERS LABORATORY FOR DATA EXTRACTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRANSFERRED TO A SECURE LOCATION FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION. A ROTAX ENGINE EXPERT WILL BE EXAMINING THE ENGINE ON 10/07/2025. FAA IIC WILL ATTEND. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE RESULTS EXAMINATIONS PERFORMED.

## 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 ERA25FA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA332), Sep 4, 2025: Czech Sport Sportcruiser (N336SC), Fryeburg, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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