# N227CT: 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 912ULS3](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls3) (registry code 55602)
- Serial number: F-08-06-13
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: January 31, 2019
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2018
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A1FB46
- Registered owner: [Clear Skies Flying Club LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEAR%20SKIES%20FLYING%20CLUB%20LLC)
- Location: [Ankeny, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ankeny)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7243° N, 93.5653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50021, 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=227CT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227CT

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Flight Design CTLS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS3)

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 CEN11CA567](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA567), Aug 10, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N227CT), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20110810017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810017379A), Aug 10, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N227CT), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported entering a right hand traffic pattern to land on runway 36 at Ankeny, Iowa (kikv). While landing on runway 36, pilot landed hard, causing…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Flight Design CTLS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS3 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls3.md

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