# N245LS: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 30, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=245LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245LS

## Aircraft that carried N245LS

- [Cancelled 2018-05-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245LS-2018-05-30): Flight Design CTLS, S/N F-08-05-12, built 2008. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- [Cancelled 2004-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245LS-2004-09-28): Champion 7ECA, S/N 461, built 1966. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cooley Dennis Andrew DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOLEY%20DENNIS%20ANDREW%20DBA), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N245LS (4)

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 WPR14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA364), Sep 3, 2014: Flight Design Ctls LSA (N245LS), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB ANC72DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG12-107191), Jun 12, 1972: Champion 7ECA (N245LS), Kenai, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC72DAG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAG25), Aug 16, 1971: Champion 7ECA (N245LS), Kenai, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK67D0275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67D0275), Feb 5, 1967: Champion 7ECA (N245LS), Salinas, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N245LS (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.

- [Accident 20140903016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903016609A), Sep 3, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N245LS), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2014 at approximately 12:10PM PDT a Flight design Ctls light sport aircraft, N245LS, veered off the runway, hit a levee, and flipped after a…
- [Incident 19890526032179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890526032179I), May 26, 1989: Bbavia 7ECA (N245LS), Petersburg, AK. Left float sank while taxiing for takeoff. Nosed down and overturned. Float had crack and filled with water.

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