# N78BZ: 2008 Flight Design CTLS, registration cancelled 2016-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- 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: 07-11-22
- Year built: 2008
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: April 25, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2012
- Last registry action: April 25, 2012
- Mode S code: AA8E5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Closi Peter J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOSI%20PETER%20J)
- Location: [Orlando, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Orlando)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 28.5302° N, 81.1693° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32828, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78BZ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78BZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78BZ-2016-02-08

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA11LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA292), May 10, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N78BZ), Troy, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to ensure that the airplane had enough fuel to complete the planned flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

## 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 20110510008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510008579A), May 10, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N78BZ), Troy, SC, Destroyed. On may 10, 2011, at approximately 1447, 1847 zulu, Flight design aircraft Ctls, N78BZ, s/n 07-11-22 was VFR from st. simons island, ga (ssi) to greenville, SC…

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