# Flight Design CTLS

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 060005B
- Manufacturer (registry): FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH
- Model: CTLS
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (142, first 50)

- [N1001K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1001K): [Horus LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORUS%20LLC), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha), built 2017, S/N F-16-07-01
- [N104LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104LS): [Frizzell Kim F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRIZZELL%20KIM%20F), [Lakeville, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Lakeville), built 2008, S/N 08-04-17
- [N116MJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116MJ): [Murrell Dale E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURRELL%20DALE%20E), [Saint Johns, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Saint%20Johns), built 2014, S/N F-13-03-07
- [N117CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117CT): [Roche Christopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCHE%20CHRISTOPHER), [Demotte, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Demotte), built 2011, S/N F-11-02-11
- [N121YT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121YT): [Smith Kenneth S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20KENNETH%20S), [Fish Creek, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Fish%20Creek), built 2008, S/N 08-04-10
- [N138LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138LS): [Melo Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELO%20ROBERT), [Newcastle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Newcastle), built 2008, S/N F-08-06-10
- [N138M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138M): [Choo Kevin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHOO%20KEVIN), [Alhambra, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alhambra), built 2014, S/N F-13-06-05
- [N144B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144B): [Brownlee Elvin III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWNLEE%20ELVIN%20III), [Andrews, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Andrews), built 2018, S/N F-16-07-02
- [N149LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149LS): [Coulter Maurice G Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COULTER%20MAURICE%20G%20TRUSTEE), [Milton, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Milton), built 2008, S/N 07-12-05
- [N155RA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N155RA): [Starling Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STARLING%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC), [Aurora, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Aurora), built 2011, S/N F-10-09-06
- [N15NK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15NK): [Henck Mark E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HENCK%20MARK%20E), [Indiana, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Indiana), built 2009, S/N F-09-04-09
- [N172LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172LM): [Bristol Todd J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRISTOL%20TODD%20J), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa), built 2009, S/N F-09-08-05
- [N173LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173LM): [Copper City Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COPPER%20CITY%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Bisbee, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Bisbee), built 2009, S/N F-09-08-06
- [N174LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N174LM): [Rasmussen Gregory](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RASMUSSEN%20GREGORY), [Floyds Knobs, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Floyds%20Knobs), built 2009, S/N F-09-08-07
- [N178CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178CT): [Sunbeam Air Sport LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNBEAM%20AIR%20SPORT%20LLC), [Galloway, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galloway), built 2008, S/N F-08-07-04
- [N179CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N179CT): [Mcmath Peggy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCMATH%20PEGGY), [Collinsville, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Collinsville), built 2008, S/N F-08-07-05
- [N191GM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N191GM): [Boyles Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYLES%20ROBERT%20L), [Sand Springs, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Sand%20Springs), built 2008, S/N 07-11-18
- [N1935C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1935C): [Carmean Todd R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARMEAN%20TODD%20R), [Owasso, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Owasso), built 2013, S/N F-12-07-04
- [N203BB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203BB): [Arc Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARC%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 2010, S/N F-10-10-11
- [N203LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N203LS): [Davies David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVIES%20DAVID%20C), [Chelmsford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Chelmsford), built 2009, S/N F-09-03-14
- [N21ZA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21ZA): [Ras Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAS%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Elyria, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Elyria), built 2011, S/N F-10-09-04
- [N221LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221LS): [Webb Jeffrey J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEBB%20JEFFREY%20J), [Fair Play, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Fair%20Play), built 2013, S/N F-13-02-02
- [N221VT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221VT): [Sigler Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIGLER%20LEE), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale), built 2014, S/N F-14-06-04
- [N227CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227CT): [Clear Skies Flying Club LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLEAR%20SKIES%20FLYING%20CLUB%20LLC), [Ankeny, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Ankeny), built 2008, S/N F-08-06-13
- [N230C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N230C): [Light Sport LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHT%20SPORT%20LLC), [Payson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Payson), built 2008, S/N 07-12-04
- [N234Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234Z): [Williams Gene P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20GENE%20P), [Edinburg, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Edinburg), built 2009, S/N F-09-03-12
- [N235KB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235KB): [Sob Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOB%20AERO%20LLC), [Worthington, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Worthington), built 2011, S/N F-11-04-11
- [N239DW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239DW): [Rosen Shay](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSEN%20SHAY), [Plantation, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Plantation), S/N F-13-01-08
- [N23RJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23RJ): [Kreienkamp Ronald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KREIENKAMP%20RONALD%20A), [Camp Verde, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Camp%20Verde), built 2014, S/N F-13-03-08
- [N249MJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249MJ): [Da Cc & Tc LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DA%20CC%20%26%20TC%20LLC), [Sierra Vista, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sierra%20Vista), built 2014, S/N F-14-07-10
- [N25YN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25YN): [Ball Thomas R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALL%20THOMAS%20R), [Westlake, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Westlake), built 2014, S/N F-13-04-03
- [N26KJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26KJ): [Just In Case Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JUST%20IN%20CASE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Galloway, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Galloway), built 2008, S/N 08-03-07
- [N27SB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27SB): [Vick Wayne E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VICK%20WAYNE%20E), [Armuchee, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Armuchee), built 2008, S/N F-08-08-24
- [N286TG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N286TG): [Macgilvra Kent C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACGILVRA%20KENT%20C), [Mineral Point, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Mineral%20Point), built 2017, S/N F-16-05-52
- [N288CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N288CT): [Little Daniel J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LITTLE%20DANIEL%20J), [Las Vegas, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Las%20Vegas), built 2015, S/N F-15-04-50
- [N308SR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N308SR): [Mitrovich Rona W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MITROVICH%20RONA%20W), [Willowick, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Willowick), built 2010, S/N F-10-06-03
- [N321FT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321FT): [Bailin Steven](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAILIN%20STEVEN), [Coralville, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Coralville), built 2009, S/N F-08-11-22
- [N323CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N323CT): [Knorre Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KNORRE%20PETER), [Tombstone, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tombstone), built 2012, S/N F-12-03-11
- [N32CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32CT): [Williamson Jackie L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMSON%20JACKIE%20L), [Woodstock, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Woodstock), built 2010, S/N F-10-08-12
- [N337KK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N337KK): [Adventures Air LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ADVENTURES%20AIR%20LLC), [Goldsby, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Goldsby), S/N F-13-01-06
- [N356LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356LS): [Oston 22 Rentals LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OSTON%2022%20RENTALS%20LLC), [Hollywood, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hollywood), built 2010, S/N F-10-06-10
- [N363ST](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N363ST): [Waser Andrew F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WASER%20ANDREW%20F), [Portal, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Portal), built 2008, S/N 08-04-15
- [N369CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369CT): [Quiroz Teodoro R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/QUIROZ%20TEODORO%20R), [Douglas, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Douglas), built 2011, S/N F-10-08-07
- [N370CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N370CT): [Luckymonkey Aviation Holdings LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCKYMONKEY%20AVIATION%20HOLDINGS%20LLC), [Miami Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami%20Beach), built 2016, S/N F-16-01-52
- [N374LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N374LS): [Norwood Bobby](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORWOOD%20BOBBY), [Greenwood, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Greenwood), built 2011, S/N F-11-08-05
- [N383LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383LM): [360 Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/360%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 2012, S/N F-12-01-07
- [N391CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N391CT): [Solove Gregg J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOLOVE%20GREGG%20J), [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque), built 2011, S/N F-11-04-13
- [N408WW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N408WW): [Garrett Joshua L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARRETT%20JOSHUA%20L), [Beaver Island, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Beaver%20Island), built 2007, S/N 07-11-17
- [N410EW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410EW): [Severs Christopher C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SEVERS%20CHRISTOPHER%20C), [Scotts Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Scotts%20Valley), built 2011, S/N F-11-04-10
- [N4123P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4123P): [Broce Donald S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROCE%20DONALD%20S), [Rosamond, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Rosamond), built 2012, S/N F-13-12-10

All 142: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls/aircraft.md

## NTSB investigations (39)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN27LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA011), Oct 9, 2026: Flight Design Ctls (N792CT), Yankton, SD, substantial damage, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB WPR25LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA187), Jun 19, 2025: Flight Design Ctls (N454CT), Kayenta, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
- [NTSB WPR24LA297](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA297), Sep 1, 2024: Flight Design Ctls (N116MJ), Saint Johns, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB WPR24LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA048), Nov 18, 2023: Flight Design Ctls (N924RD), Hungry Horse, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate fuel planning and improper in-flight decision-making, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ANC22LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA012), Jan 15, 2022: Flight Design Ctls (N992SA), Hana, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the initial climb, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent impact with terrain.
- [NTSB ERA22LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA011), Oct 10, 2021: Flight Design Ctls (N121YT), Greenville, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power resulting from the in-flight disconnection of oil hoses from the oil thermostat.
- [NTSB CEN21LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA295), Jun 28, 2021: Flight Design Ctls (N920SS), Ray, MI, minor damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper decision to direct the student pilot to exit the airplane with the engine running, which resulted in serious injury when the student walked into the propeller arc.
- [NTSB CEN21LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA222), May 18, 2021: Flight Design Ctls (N521CT), Racine, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the carburetor throttle control cable, which resulted in a partial loss of engine control.
- [NTSB CEN20LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA219), Jun 8, 2020: Flight Design Ctls (N257V), Beecher, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to continue takeoff after a partial loss of engine power, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to control airplane pitch during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was…
- [NTSB WPR20LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20LA098), Mar 4, 2020: Flight Design Ctls (N505MA), Encino, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, which likely resulted from a leak in the fuel system.
- [NTSB GAA20CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA032), Oct 17, 2019: Flight Design Ctls (N771TX), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control and to attain adequate altitude during takeoff with a quartering tailwind in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in impact with a sandy berm left…
- [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,…
- [NTSB GAA19CA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA242), May 5, 2019: Flight Design Ctls (N175LM), Sandy Valley, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's steep bank turn at low altitude, which resulted in a rapid descent and hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA19LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA141), Mar 30, 2019: Flight Design Ctls (N81KK), Palatka, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper management of his fuel supply, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a total loss of engine power. Contributing to the outcome was the improper maintenance of the airplane’s…
- [NTSB GAA19CA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA049), Nov 4, 2018: Flight Design Ctls (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing in variable gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and runway excursion.
- [NTSB GAA17CA577](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA577), Sep 2, 2017: Flight Design Ctls (N547CT), Newport, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.
- [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…
- [NTSB WPR16FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16FA067), Feb 11, 2016: Flight Design Ctls (N911TS), Springville, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering at low altitude in hilly terrain, which resulted in the airplane's wing exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and a subsequent…
- [NTSB ERA16FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16FA031), Nov 5, 2015: Flight Design Ctls (N622BT), Queens, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The noninstrument-rated pilot's spatial disorientation and subsequent loss of airplane control while maneuvering at low altitude, over water with no visible horizon, in dark night conditions, which…
- [NTSB GAA15CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA151), Jun 21, 2015: Flight Design Ctls (N799CT), Andover, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management and preflight planning, which resulted in the total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and a forced landing in a field where the airplane nosed over.
- [NTSB GAA15CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA016), Mar 18, 2015: Flight Design Ctls (N566FD), Mount Vernon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB WPR15CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA093), Jan 25, 2015: Flight Design Ctls (N559KC), Hanford, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN15CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA036), Oct 23, 2014: Flight Design CTLSi (N549CT), White Bear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall, a hard landing, and a nose over.
- [NTSB WPR14CA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA364), Sep 3, 2014: Flight Design Ctls LSA (N245LS), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare which resulted in a loss of aircraft control during landing.
- [NTSB CEN14LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA226), Apr 25, 2014: Flight Design Ctls (N106SF), Greenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of the No. 4 cylinder exhaust valve due to excessive wear of the corresponding train tappet, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB CEN13LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA398), Jul 7, 2013: Flight Design Ctls (N549LS), Sandwich, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to recognize the formation of carburetor ice during cruise descent and apply carburetor heat, which resulted in the total loss of engine power.
- [NTSB ERA13CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA271), Jun 5, 2013: Flight Design Ctls (N622BT), Concord, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent main landing gear collapse.
- [NTSB CEN13IA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA024), Oct 17, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The manufacturing defects in the main landing gear leg, which resulted in its eventual failure.
- [NTSB CEN12CA603](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA603), Aug 31, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N995LS), Pittsford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude.
- [NTSB CEN12LA476](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA476), Jul 25, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N930SA), Conway, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overstress failure of the right main landing gear.
- [NTSB CEN12LA676](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA676), Jul 20, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN12IA451](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA451), Jul 16, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N566FD), Marysville, OH, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: Fatigue failure of the left main wheel assembly on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.
- [NTSB CEN12CA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA295), May 9, 2012: Flight Design Ctls (N9922P), Moorhead, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CEN11CA567](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA567), Aug 10, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N227CT), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ERA11LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA292), May 10, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N78BZ), Troy, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots’ failure to ensure that the airplane had enough fuel to complete the planned flight, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
- [NTSB ERA11CA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA254), Apr 14, 2011: Flight Design Ctls (N178CT), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB CEN11LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA102), Dec 9, 2010: Flight Design Ctls (N30LK), Willard, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during cruise flight due to fatigue failure of a cylinder exhaust spring.
- [NTSB ERA10CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA137), Feb 7, 2010: Flight Design Ctls (N772CT), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
- [NTSB ERA09LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA204), Mar 18, 2009: Flight Design Ctls (N471CT), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports (51, newest 50)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20260615007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260615007759I), Jun 15, 2026: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N138M), Gonzales, LA, Minor damage. Pilot departed Louisiana Regional Airport (reg), climbed to 3000 ft and propeller departed the engine. The glider landed back at Louisiana Regional Airport…
- [Accident 20240901012129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240901012129A), Sep 1, 2024: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N116MJ), St. Johns, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landing at sjn airport runway 32 bounced twice. Landed at about a 45 degree angle and taxied back to hanger.
- [Incident 20240806010349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240806010349I), Aug 6, 2024: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N26KJ), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. On August 6, 2024, [privacy data omitted] was landing at osu on runway 27R and taxied off the runway onto taxiway e. the pilot reported an issue with the left…
- [Accident 20231118017829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231118017829A), Nov 18, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N924RD), Hungry Horse, MT, Substantial damage. On November 18th the PIC departed from gtf for gpi. The PIC requested 5 gallons of gas be added to the airplane. The PIC thought the airplane already had 21…
- [Incident 20230801019239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230801019239I), Aug 1, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N174LM), Louisville, KY, No damage. Upon landing [privacy data omitted], a LSA, at Bowman Field (lou) on rwy 6 on 8/1/2023, at around 1210 EDT, the pilot experienced a flat tire and lost the…
- [Incident 20230528006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230528006979I), May 28, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N155RA), Schaumburg, IL, Minor damage. When: may 28, 2023 at 12:45 CDT Where: Schaumburg, IL (06C) On may 28, 2023 at approximately 12:45 CDT, the pilot in command (PIC) of a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls…
- [Incident 20230406003149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230406003149I), Apr 6, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N576CT), St Anthony, ID, Minor damage. Pilot landed aircraft at U12 about 800 feet from the approach end. Immediately after touch down, a strong gust of wind from the right side abruptly lifted the…
- [Accident 20220115000669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220115000669A), Jan 15, 2022: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N992SA), Hana, HI, Substantial damage. On Saturday, 1/15/2022, aircraft tail number N992SA, Flight Design Gmbh light sport airplane crashed into the jungle while on climb out after taking off runway…
- [Accident 20211010018819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211010018819A), Oct 10, 2021: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N121YT), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. The aircraft was at 5500 feet in level Flight when the oil pressure dropped quickly. He declared and turned toward the airport. The engine seized up before…
- [Incident 20210628011059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210628011059I), Jun 28, 2021: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N920SS), Ray, MI, Minor damage. CFI took student pilot for first instructional flights. After second Flight student was not feeling well. CFI switched to ground work, it began to rain,…
- [Accident 20210517009799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210517009799A), May 17, 2021: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N521CT), Racine, WI, Destroyed. Attempted to land krcc three times with aircraft engine running rough and aircraft shacking. Power settings could not be held as power kept increasing to the…
- [Incident 20200816013839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200816013839I), Aug 16, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N749CT), Lake Cavanaugh, WA, Minor damage. N749CT was enroute to floathaven (0W7) for a fly-in. Prior to their destination, N749CT did three (3) splash and go. Two (2) at big lake and one (1) at lake…
- [Accident 20200608010939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608010939A), Jun 8, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N257V), Beecher, IL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. PIC of N257V had recently departed bult field, IL. (C56). During climb out N257V crashed into a corn field approximately 1.5 miles north east of C56. Aircraft…
- [Incident 20200519007439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200519007439I), May 19, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N234Z), Benton, AR, Minor damage. The pilot stated that after landing on runway 2 he turned onto taxiway when a white-gray smoke started coming out of the passenger-side instrument panel with…
- [Incident 20200326004889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200326004889I), Mar 26, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N890YB), Georgetown, KY, Minor damage. After competing two full stop landings and upon landing for the third time a wind gust pushed the aircraft into a runway light. The light deflected into the…
- [Accident 20200304001559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200304001559A), Mar 4, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N505MA), Encino, NM, Destroyed. On March 4, 2020, at 1300 MST, a Flight Design Gmbh, N505MA, registered to maulden aviation LLC, experienced an engine failure during cruise Flight and landed…
- [Accident 20191017020169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020169A), Oct 17, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N771TX), Monument Valley, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot was 1 of 10 aircraft flying together. They were taking off from runway 4 at UT25 (Monument Valley), heading to paige AZ. The pilot was number 4 of the…
- [Accident 20190507006489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190507006489A), May 7, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N423EB), Boulder City, NV, Destroyed. 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…
- [Accident 20190505004039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190505004039A), May 5, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N175LM), Sandy Valley, NV, Destroyed. During the performance of a simulated engine out procedure on runway 021, he pulled engine power then initiated a turn to runway 030. On crosswind at…
- [Accident 20190330002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190330002209A), Mar 30, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N81KK), Palatka, FL, Substantial damage. While en route to Palatka municipal airport (28J) N81KK made a forced landing in a field due to engine fuel depletion.
- [Accident 20181104021489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181104021489A), Nov 4, 2018: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. Upon landing on runway 7, the aircraft was at 10 feet going approximately 61 knots. When the aircraft was at approximately 5 feet, going approximately 55…
- [Incident 20180517005509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180517005509I), May 17, 2018: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N649CT), Batavia, NY, Minor damage. As the pilot was landing on runway 10 at kgvq, he said that he attempted to make a smooth landing so as to not make his passenger/friend nervous due to the…
- [Incident 20170714014129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170714014129I), Jul 14, 2017: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N178CT), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. The student pilot related to operations inspector rollins , he felt rushed by ATC and came in for the landing high and too fast, but still decided to continue…
- [Accident 20160728011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160728011669A), Jul 28, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N527TS), Fond Du Lac, WI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. 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…
- [Accident 20160210007339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160210007339A), Feb 10, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N911TS), Springville, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft crashed on a hillside under unknown circumstances, coming to rest inverted after leaving a short, 80 foot wreckage trail and ground scar. The pilot…
- [Accident 20151104021309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151104021309A), Nov 4, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N622BT), New York, NY, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 4, 2015 at approximately 1933HRS, a 911 caller stated he had observed what appeared to be an airplane crashing into the ocean off breezy point, NY.…
- [Accident 20150621008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150621008889A), Jun 21, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N799CT), Andover, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot was enroute to the anoka, MN airport (kane) when the engine sputtered and quit running. He checked the fuel and noticed that he had no fuel in the right…
- [Accident 20150318002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150318002769A), Mar 18, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N566FD), Mount Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. On March 18, 2015 a student pilot departed the Ohio state university airport (kosu), columbus, OH for the Knox County Airport (4I3), Mount Vernon, OH…
- [Accident 20150125001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125001829A), Jan 25, 2015: Flight Designs CTLS (N559KC), Hanford, CA, Substantial damage. The airman traveled to tulsa, ok to receive 2 hours of training in the Flight Designs gmbh, Ctls and then to ferry the aircraft tulsa to Hanford, CA (hjo). The…
- [Incident 20150125000649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150125000649I), Jan 25, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N749CT), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft landedat bfi, on landing pilot forgot to place wheels down, aircraft landed on runway with floats, minor damage
- [Incident 20150109000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150109000319I), Jan 9, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N772CT), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. On January 9, 2015, at 1010 local time, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls, N772CT, registered to paragon airplane leasing, during bi-annual the aircraft was cleared…
- [Accident 20141023018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023018429A), Oct 23, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N549CT), White Bear Town, MN, Substantial damage. According to the pilot's statement he was attempting a landing on runway 31 at Benson Airport (6MN9) in White Bear township, MN and the aircraft bounced…
- [Accident 20140903016609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140903016609A), Sep 3, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N245LS), Grass Valley, CA, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2014 at approximately 12:10PM PDT a Flight design Ctls light sport aircraft, N245LS, veered off the runway, hit a levee, and flipped after a…
- [Accident 20140425017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140425017129A), Apr 25, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N106SF), Greenville, TX, Destroyed. The pilot experienced a normal takeoff from jxi. Approximately 25 minutes later, the right and left egts indicated equal, normal temperatures. Five minutes…
- [Incident 20140326005539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140326005539I), Mar 26, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N866RS), Punta Gorda, FL, Minor damage. [privacy data omitted] Was pilot in command of the personally owned airplane, a Flight design Ctls #N866RS on March 26 2014. His wife, [privacy data omitted]…
- [Incident 20140308002739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140308002739I), Mar 8, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N26KJ), Quinton, NJ, No damage. At approx 1300 local time on 03/08/2014, the pilot of N26KJ was receiving VFR advisories from phl's south departure sector and reported that the aircraft was…
- [Accident 20130707011469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707011469A), Jul 7, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N549LS), Sandwich, IL, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed creve coeur airport(1H0), near st. louis, MO on a pleasure Flight enroute to waukegan, IL (ugn). Pilot contacted ATC and reported fuel…
- [Accident 20130605008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130605008989A), Jun 5, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N622BT), Concord, NH, Substantial damage. On 6/5/2013 N622BT, a Flight Design Gmbh Ctls, light sport aircraft, departed Concord, NH to Concord, NH (con) with two souls on board, the [privacy data…
- [Incident 20121017023889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121017023889I), Oct 17, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Minor damage. The right main landing gear strut failed shortly after touchdown. This is a fixed gear aircraft. The aircraft, including the landing gear strut is made of…
- [Accident 20120831021039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831021039A), Aug 31, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N995LS), Pittsford, MI, Destroyed. The pilot departed hillsdale airport (kjym) at approx. 815 a.m. local time. The intention was a local, solo training Flight. The pilot departed the area sse…
- [Accident 20120725017979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725017979A), Jul 25, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N930SA), Conway, AR, Substantial damage. On July 26, 2012 at 1000 cdst, a Flight design clts, N930SA, registered to sparrow flying club, Conway, AR, was being operated by a club member on a cross…
- [Accident 20120719025239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120719025239A), Jul 19, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N21ZA), Elyria, OH, Substantial damage. On 7/19/2012, landed hard on the nose landing gear. This damaged the nose landing gear, engine mount, firewall, and the right main landing gear. The damage to…
- [Incident 20120716017359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120716017359I), Jul 16, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N566FD), Marysville, OH, Minor damage. 7/17/12 Started occurence investigation at kmrt-Marysville, OH airport for aircraft N566FB for an event on 7-16-12, at around 18:55. The aircraft N566FB is a…
- [Accident 20120509007439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509007439A), May 9, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N9922P), Moorhead, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot was flying from kffm to kfar with an intermediate stop at kjkj (Moorhead). When leaving kffm, winds were light. Upon entering kfars trsa, the pilot…
- [Incident 20120107002639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120107002639I), Jan 7, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N772CT), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. During a dual Flight instruction training Flight, the Flight instructor (CFI) decided to "stay on the controls" during the landing manuever. They executed a…
- [Accident 20110810017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110810017379A), Aug 10, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N227CT), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. The pilot reported entering a right hand traffic pattern to land on runway 36 at Ankeny, Iowa (kikv). While landing on runway 36, pilot landed hard, causing…
- [Accident 20110510008579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110510008579A), May 10, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N78BZ), Troy, SC, Destroyed. On may 10, 2011, at approximately 1447, 1847 zulu, Flight design aircraft Ctls, N78BZ, s/n 07-11-22 was VFR from st. simons island, ga (ssi) to greenville, SC…
- [Accident 20110414006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110414006289A), Apr 14, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (N178CT), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. The student pilot on landing landed on nose wheel and porpoised the aircraft several times. The CFI saw the landing and did not stop the student. The CFI then…
- [Accident 20101209054119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101209054119A), Dec 9, 2010: Flight Desi CTLS (N30LK), Willard, OH, Substantial damage. While enroute at 9,500 feet MSL, the pilot heard a snap or a pop just prior to the engine running rough. The pilot thought it might have been carb. Ice and…
- [Accident 20100207036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100207036569A), Feb 7, 2010: Flight Desi CTLS (N772CT), Ft. Myers, FL, Substantial damage. Student pilot on first solo take off. Started takeoff roll with a right rudder over correction for torque. Then again, overcorrected, this time to the left.…

All 51: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctls/incidents.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report.

- [SDR 2014FA0000512](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2014FA0000512), Aug 27, 2014: FUEL TANK. UNKNOWN. VFR FLIGHT, AT 6000 FEET MSL, ENGINE WENT FROM 5100 RPM TO 3000 RPM. TRANSPARENT FUEL TUBES AT BASE OF WINGS THAT ARE VISIBLE IN THE COCKPIT REVEALED NO FUEL IN
- [SDR 2012FA0000607](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000607), Jul 16, 2012: WHEEL. FAILED. DURING TAKEOFF, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL,OUTER RIM HALF, SEPARATED 75 PERCENT FROM WHEEL ALLOWING TIRE TO COME LOOSE. THE ADDED ROLLING DRAG OF THE LOOSE TIRE CAUSED

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Flight Design General Avn CTLS](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-general-avn-ctls): 9 registered aircraft, registry code 06001BZ

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