# N245LS: 2008 Flight Design CTLS, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Flight Design CTLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (registry code 060005B)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: F-08-05-12
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: October 8, 2008
- Last registry action: May 18, 2015
- Mode S code: A2439D
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N245LS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=245LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N245LS-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 CTLS: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls.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 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.

## 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 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…

## Other aircraft with N245LS

- [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)

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