# N178CT: 2008 Flight Design CTLS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flight Design CTLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (registry code 060005B, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: F-08-07-04
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: November 18, 2008
- Certificate issued: March 28, 2013
- Expires: March 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A13729
- Registered owner: [Sunbeam Air Sport LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNBEAM%20AIR%20SPORT%20LLC)
- Location: [Galloway, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galloway)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9409° N, 83.2057° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43119, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178CT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178CT

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Flight Design CTLS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 ERA11CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA254), Apr 14, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N178CT), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 20170714014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714014129I), Jul 14, 2017: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N178CT), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. The student pilot related to operations inspector rollins , he felt rushed by ATC and came in for the landing high and too fast, but still decided to continue…
- [Accident 20110414006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110414006289A), Apr 14, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N178CT), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. The student pilot on landing landed on nose wheel and porpoised the aircraft several times. The CFI saw the landing and did not stop the student. The CFI then…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N178CT

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N178CT before.

- [Cancelled 2006-03-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N178CT-2006-03-23): Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, S/N 340B-178. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cit Capital USA Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIT%20CAPITAL%20USA%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Flight Design CTLS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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