# Accident 20120316004139A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Venice, FL, March 16, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2012, 11:10 local time
- Place: Venice, FL
- Airport: Venice Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0714° N, 82.4403° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0714&lon=-82.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N379CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N379CT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,621 total, 48 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120316004139A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 16, 2012, AT ABOUT 11:10 A.M. EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH, MODEL #CTSW, N379CT HAD JUST DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (VNC) WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE END OF RUNWAY 22 IN THE GRASS AND IMPACTED THE AIRPORT CHAIN LINK PERIMETER FENCE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PART 91.  VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL 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 ERA12LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA229), Mar 16, 2012: Flight Design Ctsw (N379CT), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loss of fuel pressure. The cause for the loss of fuel pressure could not be determined during postaccident testing.

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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