# Accident 20251017017319A: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, Casa Grande, AZ, October 17, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2025, 13:10 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9950° N, 111.7670° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9950&lon=-111.7670&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531CT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N531CT) (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 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017017319A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED AN ENGINE FAILURE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MAKE IT TO CASA GRANDE AIRPORT (CGZ) .  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL. 10/17/2025

IT IS SUSPECTED AT THIS TIME THAT FUEL STARVATION WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT.  MORE INVESTIGATION WILL BE REQUIRED BEFORE ANY CERTAINTY CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE.  THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE WHEN MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

## 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 WPR26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA022), Oct 17, 2025: Flight Design Ctsw (N531CT), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N531CT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220901016969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220901016969I), Sep 1, 2022: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N531CT), Byron, CA, Minor damage. While executing a landing to runway 30 at Byron Airport (C83) at touchdown the right main gear separated from the aircraft, subsequently leading to a collapse…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.