# N234CT: AMS Flight D O O CARAT A, registration cancelled 2017-06-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 21, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [AMS Flight D O O CARAT A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a) (registry code 05615YH)
- Serial number: CA011
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: August 10, 2004
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A217A0
- Owners when cancelled: [Sullivan Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20GARY), [Wise Arnold](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WISE%20ARNOLD)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8247° N, 105.9557° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87506, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234CT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234CT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234CT-2017-06-21

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 AMS Flight D O O CARAT A: https://openairdocs.org/model/ams-flight-d-o-o-carat-a.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 DFW08LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA187), Jul 16, 2008: AMS Flight Carat A (N234CT), Edgewood, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude resulting in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and impact with terrain.

## 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 20080716841439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716841439A), Jul 16, 2008: Amtr CARATA (N234CT), Edgewood, NM, Destroyed. (-23) On July 16, 2008, at approximately 1420 MDT, N234CT, an ams flight model carat a motorized glider, crashed in a field southwest of Edgewood, new Mexico.…

## Other aircraft with N234CT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234CT): Rademacher Thomas L RANS S21, S/N 04220254, built 2025

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