# N527TS: 2008 Flight Design CTLS, registration cancelled 2018-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 08-02-04
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: May 24, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 28, 2009
- Last registry action: December 10, 2014
- Mode S code: A6A4A9
- Owner when cancelled: [Spencer David D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPENCER%20DAVID%20D)
- Location: [Santa Fe, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Santa%20Fe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.6218° N, 106.1087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87507, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N527TS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=527TS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527TS-2018-09-13

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 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 CEN16FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA290), Jul 28, 2016: Flight Design Ctls (N527TS), Fond du Lac, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Carburetor contamination following exposure to water in the fuel, which resulted in a carburetor malfunction and a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of…

## 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 20160728011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011669A), Jul 28, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N527TS), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On July 28, 2016, at 0821 CST a Flight design Ctls, N527TS, impacted the ground after initiating a left turn on climb out from Fond Du Lac, WI (fdl). The pilot…

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