What happened
On August 25, 2025, at approximately 1456 Pacific daylight time, a Czech Aircraft Group SRO Sportcruiser, registration N538SF, was involved in an accident near Puyallup, Washington. The flight was being conducted as a Part 91 maintenance test flight following the completion of a 100-hour inspection.
During the post-maintenance check flight, the pilot reported an engine problem shortly after departing from runway 35. In an attempt to return to the runway, the aircraft failed to maintain altitude and struck a heavily vegetated field located west of the airport perimeter fence. The accident resulted in one serious injury to the pilot and the passenger was not injured.