# N549CT: 2014 Flight Design CTLS, registration cancelled 2017-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired
- Airframe: [Flight Design CTLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (registry code 060005B)
- Engine: [Rotax 912IS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912is2) (registry code 55590)
- Serial number: F-13-03-09
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2014
- Certificate issued: October 8, 2014
- Last registry action: October 8, 2014
- Mode S code: A6F99F
- Owner when cancelled: [Light Sport Aviation Specialties LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHT%20SPORT%20AVIATION%20SPECIALTIES%20LLC)
- Location: [North Oaks, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/North%20Oaks)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0816° N, 93.0769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55127, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549CT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=549CT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549CT-2017-11-29

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 CEN15CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA036), Oct 23, 2014: Flight Design CTLSi (N549CT), White Bear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, a hard landing, and a nose over.

## 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 20141023018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023018429A), Oct 23, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N549CT), White Bear Town, MN, Substantial damage. According to the pilot's statement he was attempting a landing on runway 31 at Benson Airport (6MN9) in White Bear township, MN and the aircraft bounced…

## Other aircraft with N549CT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N549CT): Collett William D SERIES 5, S/N S97110136-1, built 2023

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