# N218AW: 2006 Flight Design CTSW, registration cancelled 2009-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Flight Design CTSW](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (registry code 0600001)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 06-11-07
- Year built: 2006
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: May 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: April 16, 2009
- Last registry action: April 16, 2009
- Mode S code: A1D74F
- Owner when cancelled: [L&C Burbrink Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/L%26C%20BURBRINK%20CORP)
- Location: [Columbus, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Columbus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1482° N, 85.9994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 47201, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218AW
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218AW
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218AW-2009-08-11

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Flight Design CTSW: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw.md

## 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 CEN09CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA435), Jul 13, 2009: Flight Design Ctsw (N218AW), North Vernon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a stall and nose over during touchdown.

## Other aircraft with N218AW

- [Cancelled 2013-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N218AW-2013-09-24): Boeing 737-33A, S/N 27463, built 1996. Exported to Kyrgyzstan. Owner: [Wilmington Trust Co Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILMINGTON%20TRUST%20CO%20TRUSTEE), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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