# Accident 20190507006489A: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, Boulder City, NV, May 7, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Boulder City, NV
- Airport: Boulder City Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9364° N, 114.8544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9364&lon=-114.8544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N423EB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N423EB-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Flight Design CTLS (registry code 060005B, https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912S series (registry code 55570, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912s-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA141) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190507006489A

## Narrative

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

ON TUESDAY MAY 7, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 PST, A FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS AIRPLANE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS DESTROYED AFTER IMPACTING TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY .30 MILES SOUTH OF THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT IN BOULDER CITY, NV.

PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE PILOT HAD MADE AN APPROACH AND REPORTED TOUCH AND GO TYPE LANDING, TO RUNWAY 15 AT THE BOULDER CITY AIRPORT.

## 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 WPR19LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA141), May 7, 2019: Flight Design Ctls (N423EB), Boulder City, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper monitoring and failure to maintain airspeed during a critical phase of flight, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall,…

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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