# Accident 20161113018489A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Port Allen, LA, November 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2016, 16:08 local time
- Place: Port Allen, LA
- Airport: Omni Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5325° N, 91.3150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5325&lon=-91.3150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N329CT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N329CT-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTSW (registry code 0600001, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTSW
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161113018489A

## Narrative

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

PURPOSE FOR FLIGHTING WAS TO PERFORM TOUCH-N-GOES AT LA46.  AFTER PREFLIGHT AND ENGINE WARM UP TOOK OFF FROM RW-5, ON CLIMB OUT THROUGH 875' ENGINE SPUTTERED AND SHUT DOWN.  CRASH LANDED IN A SUGAR CANE FIELD, LEFT MAINGEAR AND WING STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER WHERE IT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN17LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA041), Nov 13, 2016: Flight Design Ctsw (N329CT), Port Allen, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which resulted from debris in the fuel selector valve restricting the fuel flow to the engine and led to a forced landing on rough terrain.

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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