Czech Aircraft Group Sro SPORTCRUISER N538SF
25 August 2025 · Puyallup, Washington, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 August 2025 at about 21:56 local time, a Czech Aircraft Group Sro SPORTCRUISER registered N538SF, operated by Spana Flight, was involved in an accident near Puyallup, Washington, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.
The record
- Date
- at 21:56
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Puyallup, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pierce County/Thun Fld (PLU)
- Coordinates
- 47.1039, -122.2872
- Aircraft
- Czech Aircraft Group Sro SPORTCRUISER
- Registration
- N538SF
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2023
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Spana Flight
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Flight Test
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR25LA259
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On August 25, 2025, about 1456 Pacific daylight time, a Czech Aircraft Group SRO Sportcruiser, N538SF was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Puyallup, Washington. The pilot sustained serious injuries, and the passenger was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations part 91 maintenance test flight. A 100-hr maintenance inspection had just been completed and a pilot and mechanic from the flight school were conducting a post-maintenance check flight. After takeoff from runway 35, the pilot reported that there was an engine problem, and he attempted to turn back to the runway. However, the airplane would not maintain altitude and impacted a heavily vegetated field, west of the airport perimeter fence. The airplane was recovered for further examination.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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