# Accident 20081205857859A: Flight CTSW, Punta Gorda, FL, December 5, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2008, 14:50 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.9186° N, 81.9903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9186&lon=-81.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N370CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N370CT-2011-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax SEE BOMBADIER (registry code 55555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT CTSW
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081205857859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON DECEMBER 05, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1535 EDT, A FLIGHT DESIGN CTSW, N370CT, SERIAL NUMBER 05-10-01, REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTIONG TOUCH AND GOES AT THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY AIRPORT (PGD) LEFT THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED IN THE GRASS JUST OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 ERA09LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA079), Dec 5, 2008: Flight Design Ctsw (N370CT), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a gust of wind.

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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