# N409W: 2006 Flight Design CTSW

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flight Design CTSW](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (registry code 0600001, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 06-07-06
- Year built: 2006
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 2009
- Certificate issued: April 28, 2015
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A4D004
- Registered owners: [Andrews Gene R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDREWS%20GENE%20R), [Andrews Pat B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDREWS%20PAT%20B)
- Location: [Bonners Ferry, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Bonners%20Ferry)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 48.8326° N, 116.4994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83805, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=409W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409W

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 CTSW)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N409W.

## 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.

- [Incident 20130217002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217002329I), Feb 17, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N409W), Santa Ynez, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that after touchdown at iza, runway 26 during rollout, that the aircraft did not immediately respond to applied hand brake. The pilot turned off…

## 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 N409W

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N409W before.

- [Cancelled 1931-10-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N409W-1931-10-05): Travel Air 16-K, S/N 16K-2006. Owner: [Curtiss Wright Airplane Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CURTISS%20WRIGHT%20AIRPLANE%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

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

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