# Accident 20160728011669A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Fond Du Lac, WI, July 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2016, 08:28 local time
- Place: Fond Du Lac, WI
- Airport: Fond Du Lac
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7800° N, 88.4889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7800&lon=-88.4889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N527TS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N527TS-2018-09-13) (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
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011669A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 28, 2016, AT 0821 CST A FLIGHT DESIGN CTLS, N527TS, IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER INITIATING A LEFT TURN ON CLIMB OUT FROM FOND DU LAC, WI (FDL). THE PILOT HAD REPORTED TO ATC UNSPECIFIED PROBLEMS AND THAT HE WAS MAKING AN IMMEDIATE RETURN. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN16FA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA290), Jul 28, 2016: Flight Design Ctls (N527TS), Fond du Lac, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Carburetor contamination following exposure to water in the fuel, which resulted in a carburetor malfunction and a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of…

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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