# Accident 20110510008579A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Troy, SC, May 10, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2011, 14:47 local time
- Place: Troy, SC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9928° N, 82.0514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9928&lon=-82.0514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78BZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78BZ-2016-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 14 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510008579A

## Narrative

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

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 (GMU). THE PILOT CHANGED DESTINATION FROM GREENVILLE, SC (GMU) TO GREENWOOD, SC (GRD) ABOUT SIXTEEN MILES SSE OF GREENWOOD, SC (GRD) VOR. THE PILOT REPORTED GREENWOOD (GRD) AIRPORT IN SIGHT AND RADAR SERVICE WAS TERMINATED. WITHIN TWO MINUTES, THE PILOT CALLED BACK AND REPORTED A FUEL PROBLEM AND ADVISED THEM THAT HE WAS GOING TO LAND ON THE ROAD, WHICH WAS MOUNT VERNON ROAD, TROY, SC. THE GREENWOOD SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS THE FIRST RESPONDER. THERE WERE TWO SOULS ON BOARD. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 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.

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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