# Accident 20251107020819A: Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER, Cuthbert, GA, November 7, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2025, 18:41 local time
- Place: Cuthbert, GA
- Airport: Lower Chattahoochee Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7010° N, 84.8145° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7010&lon=-84.8145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549PS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549PS) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA26LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251107020819A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT CONTACTED OZR CONTROLLER AFTER BECOMING DISORENTED IN WEATHER AND HAVING ENGINE OVERHEATING INDICATIONS. THE PILOT THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. OZR ATTEMPTED TO VECTOR THE AIRCRAFT FOR AN APPROACH TO 25J BUT LOST RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT APROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT DECENDED INTO A WOODED AREA AND IMPACTED TREES, CRUSHING THE LEADING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS, THE LANDING GEAR, AND THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ERA26LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA036), Nov 7, 2025: Czech Sport Aircraft A S Sportcruiser (N549PS), Cuthbert, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees and terrain while maneuvering for a precautionary landing, at low altitude and at night.

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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