- Manufacturer (registry)
- AERO EXPERIMENTAL LLC
- Model
- SPORT CRUISER
- Registry code
- 056269D
- Registered
- 0 aircraft
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engines
- 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats
- 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification
- Not type certificated
Model codes come from the FAA registry’s reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 0
ADs whose products match this airframe model. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or configuration.
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Registered aircraft · 0
No aircraft currently registered with this model
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to aircraft with this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older cases aren’t counted.
FAA incident reports
No reports matched to aircraft of this modelMatched through the registry by N-number, so foreign aircraft and some older reports aren’t counted.
Service difficulty reports · 12
SDR 2020FA0000275Muffler · crackedCRACKED MUFFLER, ALONG THE WELD FOR INTAKE RISER.SDR 2020FA0000269Muffler · crackedMUFFLER HAS 1" CRACK ALONG WELD AT INLET RISER, VERIFIED BY PRESSURE TEST.SDR 2020FA0000268Muffler · crackedMUFFLER HAS 1" CRACK ALONG WELD AT INLET RISER, VERIFIED BY PRESSURE TEST.SDR 2020FA0000267Muffler · crackedMUFFLER HAS 1" CRACK ALONG WELD NEAR RISER, VERIFIED BY PRESSURE TEST.SDR 2020FA0000266Muffler · crackedMUFFLER HAS 1 INCH CRACK NEAR RISER ALONG THE WELD, VERIFIED BY PRESSURE TEST.SDR 2020FA0000265Muffler · crackedMUFFLER CRACKED 1" LONG ALONG WELD FOR NR 1 CYLINDER RISER PIPE ON MUFFLER SIDE OF SLIP JOINT.SDR 2020FA0000272Muffler · crackedMUFFLER CRACKED ALONG WELD FOR INLET PIPE ON ENDCAP.SDR 2020FA0000271Muffler · crackedMUFFLER CRACKED ALONG THE WELD FOR THE INLET PIPE ON ENDCAP,SDR 2017FA0000639Canopy · openPILOT STATED THAT HE CLOSED CANOPY BEFORE TAKEOFF. AFTER TAKEOFF, THE CANOPY OPENED AND THE PILOT TRIED TO MANUALLY PULL THE CANOPY CLOSED AND COULD NOT. HE LANDED AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED HARD. THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYESDR 2015FA0000391Hose · backed outENGINE OVERHEATED APPARENTLY DUE TO LACK OF COOLANT. HEADS ON ENGINE ARE WATER COOLED. ORIGINAL COOLANT OVERFLOW BOTTLE MOUNTED ON FIREWALL HAS HOSE FROM COOLANT EXPANSION TANK ENTERING TOP OF OVERFLOW BOTTLE. HOSE WAS NOT SUBMERGED INTO COOLANT, THEREFORE,SDR FAAA201408280044Strut · fracturedNOSE LANDING GEAR LEG COLLAPSED DURING LANDING AFTER THIRD TOUCH AND GO MANUEVER. FOUND NLG TUBE FRACTURED AT "Y" WELD WHERE TUBE ATTACHES TO FUSELAGE MOUNT YOKE. APPEARS A CRACK HAD BEEN IN THE AREA FOR SOME TIME. NO INSPECTION IN THIS AREA OTHER THAN VISUALSDR 2012FA0000555Leg Assy · brokenAFTER COMPLETING THREE SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A FOURTH WHEN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO IMPACT THE RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE NLG NOSE LEG WAS COMPLETELY BROKEN AT THE UPPER ATTACH POINT
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'SPORTCRUISER' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC"
Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT sdr_id, difficulty_date, n_number, aircraft_make, aircraft_model, part_name, part_condition, jasc_code, discrepancy FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_service_difficulty_report.parquet' WHERE aircraft_model_key = 'SPORTCRUISER' ORDER BY difficulty_date DESC
Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.
The same model under other registry codes
Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.
Czech Sport Aircraft A S SPORTCRUISER143 registered aircraftCzech Aircraft Works Spol Sro SPORTCRUISER69 registered aircraftCzech Aircraft Group Sro SPORTCRUISER14 registered aircraft
Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'SPORTCRUISER' AND m.code NOT IN ('056269D')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12"Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.
SELECT m.code, m.manufacturer, m.model, count(g.n_number) AS aircraft
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_model.parquet' m LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/faa_aircraft_registration.parquet' g ON g.aircraft_model_code = m.code
WHERE m.match_key = 'SPORTCRUISER' AND m.code NOT IN ('056269D')
GROUP BY ALL
ORDER BY aircraft DESC
LIMIT 12Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.