# Flight Design CTSW - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 0600001 - Manufacturer (registry): FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH - Model: CTSW - 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: 181 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw 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 (181, first 50) - [N102CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102CT): [Ly Minh Van](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LY%20MINH%20VAN), [Santa Barbara, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Barbara), built 2006, S/N 05-12-05 - [N102MG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N102MG): [Jahnke Robin C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAHNKE%20ROBIN%20C), [Sartell, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Sartell), built 2006, S/N 06-07-03 - [N104SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N104SW): [Jbinl LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JBINL%20LLC), [Intl Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Intl%20Falls), built 2007, S/N 07-06-09 - [N106CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106CT): [Skyward LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWARD%20LLC), [Papillion, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Papillion), S/N 04-12-06 - [N107WW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N107WW): [Mile-High Enterprises LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILE-HIGH%20ENTERPRISES%20LLC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington), built 2005, S/N 05-07-01 - [N108EM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N108EM): [Yahnke Wayne Daniel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAHNKE%20WAYNE%20DANIEL), [Livermore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Livermore), S/N 06-08-07 - [N109CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N109CT): [Jones Joseph Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JONES%20JOSEPH%20JR), [Bixby, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Bixby), built 2005, S/N 04-12-05 - [N121LF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121LF): [Gibson James L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIBSON%20JAMES%20L), [Allegan, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Allegan), built 2007, S/N 07-06-22 - [N122JV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122JV): [Bishop Andre](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISHOP%20ANDRE), [Greenback, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Greenback), built 2004, S/N 04-11-06 - [N127CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127CT): [Hassler Randy D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HASSLER%20RANDY%20D), [Salina, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Salina), built 2006, S/N 06-09-06 - [N129PJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N129PJ): [Counts Thomas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUNTS%20THOMAS%20D), [Marmaduke, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Marmaduke), built 2006, S/N 06-10-24 - [N131CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N131CT): [Docko David L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOCKO%20DAVID%20L), [Northwood, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Northwood), built 2006, S/N 06-09-07 - [N134CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N134CT): [El Ese LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EL%20ESE%20LLC), [Jacksonville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Jacksonville), built 2006, S/N 06-09-10 - [N135CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135CT): [Tabb William Howard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TABB%20WILLIAM%20HOWARD), [Eagle, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Eagle), built 2006, S/N 06-02-09 - [N136CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N136CT): [Stall Speed Ranch & Equip LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STALL%20SPEED%20RANCH%20%26%20EQUIP%20LLC), [Lampasas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lampasas), S/N 07-08-11 - [N137CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N137CT): [Patterson David B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATTERSON%20DAVID%20B), [Oak Point, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Oak%20Point), built 2006, S/N 06-11-06 - [N139CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N139CT): [Grandinetti Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRANDINETTI%20ROBERT%20L), [Fayetteville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Fayetteville), built 2006, S/N 06-07-02 - [N141BV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N141BV): [Vrabel Robert A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VRABEL%20ROBERT%20A), [Sarasota, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Sarasota), built 2006, S/N 06-11-24 - [N142ST](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N142ST): [Macgregor Jeremy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MACGREGOR%20JEREMY), [Tracy, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tracy), S/N 05-03-02 - [N143CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N143CT): [Britt Christopher Marc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITT%20CHRISTOPHER%20MARC), [Lucedale, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Lucedale), built 2006, S/N 06-11-08 - [N145CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N145CT): [Hadden Benjamin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HADDEN%20BENJAMIN%20D), [Incline Village, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Incline%20Village), built 2006, S/N 06-12-08 - [N146CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N146CT): [Twac LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TWAC%20LLC), [Lakeville, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Lakeville), built 2006, S/N 06-12-09 - [N147CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N147CT): [Boyd Jeffrey A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYD%20JEFFREY%20A), [Whittaker, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Whittaker), S/N 06-12-10 - [N148CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N148CT): [Resetarits Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RESETARITS%20MATTHEW), [West Seneca, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/West%20Seneca), built 2006, S/N 06-11-13 - [N149CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N149CT): [Wolin Jason D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLIN%20JASON%20D), [Tomball, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Tomball), built 2005, S/N 05-09-11 - [N153SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N153SW): [White Falcon LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITE%20FALCON%20LLC), [The Villages, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/The%20Villages), built 2007, S/N 07-06-10 - [N154CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N154CT): [Hileman David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILEMAN%20DAVID%20J), [Carson City, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Carson%20City), built 2007, S/N 07-01-04 - [N156CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N156CT): [Sullivan John A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SULLIVAN%20JOHN%20A), [Santa Paula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Paula), built 2007, S/N 07-04-11 - [N159CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N159CT): [Ample Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMPLE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Peoria, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Peoria), S/N 06-03-06 - [N15GS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15GS): [Thurman James Tremayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THURMAN%20JAMES%20TREMAYNE), [Mansfield, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mansfield), built 2006, S/N 06-07-01 - [N15ZM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15ZM): [Wide Open LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIDE%20OPEN%20LLC), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco), built 2004, S/N 04-12-01 - [N165CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N165CT): [Dutiful Son LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUTIFUL%20SON%20LLC), [Sheridan, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Sheridan), built 2006, S/N 06-03-09 - [N167GM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N167GM): [Nielsen Hollera T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIELSEN%20HOLLERA%20T), [Uvalda, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Uvalda), built 2007, S/N 07-03-16 - [N169CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169CT): [Lemaster Michael](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEMASTER%20MICHAEL), [Vancleave, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Vancleave), built 2006, S/N 06-10-25 - [N178SW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178SW): [Ample Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMPLE%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Peoria, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Peoria), S/N 07-06-11 - [N188Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188Q): [Roberson Douglas](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBERSON%20DOUGLAS), [Halifax, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Halifax), built 2006, S/N 06-09-19 - [N199CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N199CT): [Airtime Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIRTIME%20AVIATION%20INC), [Tulsa, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Tulsa), built 2007, S/N 07-05-01 - [N200BL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N200BL): [Ftb Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FTB%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Arden, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Arden), built 2007, S/N 07-06-13 - [N207WF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207WF): [Ferson Wayne E Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERSON%20WAYNE%20E%20TRUSTEE), [Hermosa Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hermosa%20Beach), built 2007, S/N 07-02-08 - [N208CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N208CT): [Kent Investments LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KENT%20INVESTMENTS%20LLC), [Roseburg, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Roseburg), built 2007, S/N 07-04-12 - [N217PW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217PW): [Singleton Stacy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINGLETON%20STACY), [Brookfield, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Brookfield), built 2006, S/N 06-03-05 - [N218DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DB): [Johnson George R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20GEORGE%20R), [Jonesborough, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Jonesborough), built 2006, S/N 06-07-13 - [N221CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N221CT): [Stamper Jeff](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STAMPER%20JEFF), [Hanford, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hanford), built 2006, S/N 06-04-13 - [N223CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223CT): [Loeven Michael R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOEVEN%20MICHAEL%20R), [Lancaster, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lancaster), built 2006, S/N 06-05-01 - [N224TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224TS): [Mcneill Daniel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCNEILL%20DANIEL), [Shelton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Shelton), built 2005, S/N 05-11-08 - [N226CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N226CT): [Zeitler Richard W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZEITLER%20RICHARD%20W), [Inverness, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Inverness), built 2006, S/N 06-01-07 - [N228CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N228CT): [Mckinley James](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKINLEY%20JAMES), [Spring Hill, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Spring%20Hill), built 2006, S/N 06-12-14 - [N229CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229CT): [Texas Starwares Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEXAS%20STARWARES%20INC), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie), built 2007, S/N 07-03-06 - [N233LD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N233LD): [Sanderson Jeffery P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANDERSON%20JEFFERY%20P), [Centennial, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Centennial), built 2007, S/N 07-01-10 - [N238CT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N238CT): [Matthias Romane W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MATTHIAS%20ROMANE%20W), [Cresco, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Cresco), built 2005, S/N 05-06-01 All 181: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw/aircraft.md ## NTSB investigations (48) 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 CEN26LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA161), Apr 7, 2026: Flight Design Ctsw (N249CT), Seguin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear weldment that resulted in separation of the right main landing gear. - [NTSB WPR26LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA022), Oct 17, 2025: Flight Design Ctsw (N531CT), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage, investigation ongoing - [NTSB CEN25LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA238), Jul 5, 2025: Flight Design Ctsw (N646MA), Joliet, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the crosswind landing. - [NTSB CEN25LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA204), Jun 6, 2025: Flight Design Ctsw (N499CT), Pembine, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare during landing which resulted in a bounced landing. - [NTSB ERA25LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA021), Oct 17, 2024: Flight Design Ctsw (N109CT), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain. - [NTSB CEN24LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA292), Jul 28, 2024: Flight Design Ctsw (N414FS), Lewisville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with water. Contributing to the accident were crosswind gusts. - [NTSB ERA24LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA325), Jul 23, 2024: Flight Design Ctsw (N504CT), Cuba, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: A separation of the left main landing gear wheel assembly during landing. - [NTSB GAA24WA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA24WA226), Jul 3, 2024: Flight Design Ctsw (N7670), Roseau, Dominica, substantial damage - [NTSB CEN23LA408](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA408), Sep 7, 2023: Flight Design Ctsw (N603CT), Berryville, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control during the attempted go-around. - [NTSB CEN23LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA200), May 23, 2023: Flight Design Ctsw (N165CT), Gregory, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent overstress failure of the nose landing gear. - [NTSB ERA21FA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21FA225), May 22, 2021: Flight Design Ctsw (N708JM), Winterville, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during a go-around, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a loss of control. - [NTSB WPR21LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA173), Apr 22, 2021: Flight Design Ctsw (N378CT), Santa Fe, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: A leak in the oil line that supplied the engine with oil, which resulted in oil exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the routing of the oil line to close to… - [NTSB ERA21LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA073), Dec 13, 2020: Flight Design Ctsw (N138CT), Marion, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff, resulting in a rejected takeoff and runway excursion. - [NTSB CEN20CA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA039), Dec 20, 2019: Flight Design Ctsw (N91WW), Delaware, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain yaw control during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent landing on grassy terrain, during which the airplane bounced and then nosed… - [NTSB GAA19CA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA373), May 19, 2019: Flight Design Ctsw (N153SW), Blairesville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing and landing gear collapse. - [NTSB CEN17FA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA249), Jul 1, 2017: Flight Design Ctsw (N62JN), Monticello, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly with his large dog in the two-seat, light sport airplane, and the dog's likely contact with the flight controls during landing, which resulted in the pilot's loss of… - [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. - [NTSB CEN16LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA221), Jun 15, 2016: Flight Design Ctsw HXB (N302CT), Sealy, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: Failure of maintenance personnel to comply with the engine manufacturer’s mandatory service bulletin, which resulted in failure of the mechanical fuel pump diaphragm and a subsequent total loss of… - [NTSB ERA16LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16LA148), Apr 6, 2016: Flight Design Ctsw (N466CT), Hilton Head Island, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to apply carburetor heat following a loss of engine power due to carburetor icing. - [NTSB GAA15CA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA045), Apr 18, 2015: Flight Design Ctsw (N684CT), Newport, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. - [NTSB ERA14LA329](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14LA329), Jul 5, 2014: Flight Design CT-SW 2006 (N508CT), Gasport, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a left turn during takeoff, which led to the airplane exceeding its critical angle-of-attack and experiencing an aerodynamic stall. - [NTSB ERA14CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA298), Jun 14, 2014: Flight Design Ctsw (N476CT), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the proper approach path, and his delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway undershoot and collision with terrain prior to the runway. - [NTSB CEN14CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA268), May 26, 2014: Flight Design Ctsw (N640C), New Carlisle, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing. - [NTSB CEN14CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA207), Apr 19, 2014: Flight Design Ctsw (N298AB), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing. - [NTSB WPR13LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA396), Sep 2, 2013: Flight Design Ctsw (N102HA), Sisters, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning and poor decision-making, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the subsequent loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the lack of… - [NTSB CEN13LA409](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA409), Jul 10, 2013: Flight Design Ctsw (N424CT), Taos, NM, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's unexpected encounter with a dust devil, which resulted in the loss of airplane control. - [NTSB CEN12CA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA499), Jul 30, 2012: Flight Design Ctsw (N460CT), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB ERA12LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA229), Mar 16, 2012: Flight Design Ctsw (N379CT), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to a loss of fuel pressure. The cause for the loss of fuel pressure could not be determined during postaccident testing. - [NTSB ERA11CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA193), Mar 8, 2011: Flight Design Ctsw (N470Q), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate flare and the certified flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB WPR11CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA057), Nov 24, 2010: Flight Design Ctsw (N459CT), Fullerton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during landing. - [NTSB ERA09LA540](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA540), Sep 13, 2009: Flight Design Ctsw (N466CT), Gettysburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left main wheel attachment fitting due to overstress. - [NTSB CEN09CA435](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA435), Jul 13, 2009: Flight Design Ctsw (N218AW), North Vernon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a stall and nose over during touchdown. - [NTSB WPR09CA346](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA346), Jul 10, 2009: Flight Design Ctsw (N199CT), Sulphur Creek, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. - [NTSB ERA09CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA260), Apr 21, 2009: Flight Design Ctsw (N476CT), Chesapeake, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB ERA09LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA079), Dec 5, 2008: Flight Design Ctsw (N370CT), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during a rejected takeoff. Contributing to the accident was a gust of wind. - [NTSB CHI08LA286](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08LA286), Sep 24, 2008: Flight Design Ctsw (N63DH), Delaware, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. - [NTSB DEN08LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA109), Jun 21, 2008: Flight Design Ctsw (N460CT), Von Ormy, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight decision by failing to refuel while en route, resulting in fuel exhaustion. Contributing to the accident were a proper touchdown point was not possible and the… - [NTSB DEN08LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA008), Oct 10, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N245CT), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to correct the alignment of the airplane and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, resulting in exceeding the design stress limits that caused the right main landing gear… - [NTSB SEA07FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07FA240), Aug 26, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N775CT), St. George, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during approach for an undetermined reason. Contributing to the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB CHI07CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA228), Jul 24, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N377CT), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during landing which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with the ground. - [NTSB DEN07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA120), Jul 4, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N108EM), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and failure to maintain control and subsequent hard landing. Contributing factors in this accident were the gusty winds, hot temperature, and high density altitude. - [NTSB ATL07CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA082), Apr 29, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N22QT), Fort Meade, MD, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty wind conditions during the landing flare, resulting in a loss of control, and an in-flight collision with terrain. A factor associated with… - [NTSB DEN07FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07FA068), Mar 10, 2007: Flight Design USA CT-SW (N102RK), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the left main landing gear strut due to overload during the landing resulting in the loss of control and subsequent nose over. A factor contributing to the accident was the chief… - [NTSB LAX07CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA089), Feb 17, 2007: Flight Design Ctsw (N7722D), Nampa, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and improper use of the elevator flight control. - [NTSB NYC06LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA220), Sep 10, 2006: Flight Design Ctsw (N126CT), Tunkhannock, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB CHI06CA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA226), Aug 10, 2006: Flight Design Ctsw (N109CT), Hillsdale, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare which resulted in the hard landing and his improper recovery from the bounced landing which resulted in the overload failure of the nose landing gear and subsequent nose… - [NTSB NYC06CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA135), May 30, 2006: Flight Design Gmbh (N460CT), Leesburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper remedial action to regain directional control after takeoff. A factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control after takeoff. - [NTSB ATL06CA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA066), Apr 7, 2006: Flight Design Ctsw (N122JV), Shelbyville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion. ## FAA accident and incident reports (76, newest 50) 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. - [Accident 20260406004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260406004169A), Apr 6, 2026: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N249CT), Seguin, TX, Substantial damage. On the evening of April 6, 2026, at approximately 6:00 pm local time, CFI and student were conducting a training Flight near Seguin, Texas, operating out of… - [Accident 20251017017319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251017017319A), Oct 17, 2025: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N531CT), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. 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… - [Incident 20251004015199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251004015199I), Oct 4, 2025: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N297CT), Santa Maria, CA, Minor damage. During takeoff roll a crosswind caused the aircraft to drift to the left off the runway and damaging the left main landing gear. - [Accident 20250705010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250705010249A), Jul 5, 2025: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N646MA), Joliet, IL, Substantial damage. On July 05, 2025, the pilot in command (PIC) landed the aircraft on runway 31 at Joliet Regional Airport (kjot). A gust of air pushed the aircraft to the left… - [Accident 20250606007489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250606007489A), Jun 6, 2025: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N499CT), Beecher, WI, Substantial damage. On 6/6/2025 at 1230 CST, a Ctsw light sport aircraft, [privacy data omitted] bounced during landing causing a porpoise that collapsed the nose gear and caused… - [Accident 20241017016949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241017016949A), Oct 17, 2024: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N109CT), Sanford, ME, Substantial damage. The pilot attempted a landing on runway 32. After touchdown, the aircraft veered to the left at which time the pilot applied right rudder. The aircraft veered… - [Incident 20240808010039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240808010039I), Aug 8, 2024: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N141BV), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Had an engine failure an crashed 1000FT short of vnc rwy - [Accident 20240728019459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240728019459A), Jul 28, 2024: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N414FS), Lake Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Weather was checked throughout Flight including at dto as approaching destination at 30F. Landed at 60 knots with 30 degrees of flaps. At touchdown, the right… - [Accident 20240723010199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240723010199A), Jul 23, 2024: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N504CT), Cuba, NY, Substantial damage. On July 23rd, at approximately 6:00 pm EDT, a Flight design Ctsw landed on a private Grass airstrip in Cuba, NY, under VMC conditions with calm winds. The… - [Incident 20231209021229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231209021229I), Dec 9, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N880CT), Punta Gorda, FL, No damage. On December 09, 2023, at 1411 EDT, a Flight design, [privacy data omitted], registered to [privacy data omitted], ran off the runway at Punta Gorda Airport… - [Incident 20231114017969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231114017969I), Nov 14, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N122JV), Madisonville, TN, Minor damage. On November 14th, around 1PM EST, a light sport aircraft had an incident during landing. The airman was on his way back from a solo cross country landing on… - [Accident 20230907012649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230907012649A), Sep 7, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N603CT), Berryville, AR, Destroyed. On 9/7/2023 while on approach to rogers, AR (krog) the pilot of a Flight design Ctsw put a setting of 30 degrees of flaps instead of a more familiar setting of… - [Accident 20230523007939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230523007939A), May 23, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N165CT), Gregory, MI, Substantial damage. Meet with pilot of aircraft, confirmed he was un-injured. Pilot commented police and EMS were called and responded by accident feature in his cell phone. A… - [Incident 20230417020029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230417020029I), Apr 17, 2023: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N5875), Santa Rosa, CA, Minor damage. First pilot in command: aircraft taxing on runway following landing, fixed nose gear collapsed due to component failure (shock piston). Runway was clear of… - [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… - [Incident 20220319003979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220319003979I), Mar 19, 2022: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N297CT), Lake Charles, LA, Minor damage. Pilot and passenger departed kaaf earlier that day and had a relatively normal Flight. The original intended destination for the Flight was klch but due to… - [Accident 20210522009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210522009949A), May 22, 2021: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N708JM), Winterville, NC, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Pilot [privacy data omitted], and his wife [privacy data omitted], who is not a certificated pilot, sustained fatal injuries in a crash and post-crash fire… - [Accident 20210422004669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210422004669A), Apr 22, 2021: 2006 Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N378CT), Santa Fe, NM, Substantial damage. On April 22, 2021, at 0946 MST, a flight design gmbh special light sport, N378CT, registered to [privacy data omitted], experienced a loss of oil pressure and… - [Accident 20201213019349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201213019349A), Dec 13, 2020: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N138CT), Marion, NC, Substantial damage. On December 13, 2020, N138CT attempted to depart shiflet field (9A9) in Marion, NC. A preflight briefing and inspection were completed and the aircraft was… - [Accident 20191220020189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191220020189A), Dec 20, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N91WW), Delaware, OH, Substantial damage. Description: Student pilot on first solo attempted touch and go. After adding power aircraft veered off left side of runway approximately 2000 feet down the… - [Accident 20190519004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190519004879A), May 19, 2019: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N153SW), Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. On may 19th 2019, approximately 11:30AM, a light sport aircraft piloted by a private pilot attempted to land at Blairsville, Georgia airport [kdzl]. Pilot… - [Incident 20180913013539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180913013539I), Sep 13, 2018: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N382CT), Dawn, MO, Minor damage. The aircraft had been in Flight for approximately three hours and forty five minutes. While at cruise, the pilot stated the engine started to cut out and… - [Incident 20180722017609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180722017609I), Jul 22, 2018: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N988PB), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Upon landing rollout the aircraft became unstablized. Nose gear tire ruptured and strut bent. Aircraft wing contacted runway surface and prop was damaged. - [Accident 20170701009829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170701009829A), Jul 1, 2017: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N62JN), Monticello, IA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. The accident aircraft was on a local day/vfr Flight near Monticello, IA. (Mxo) returning to land, the pilot called ?final? For runway (rwy) 27 at mxo. Another… - [Accident 20161113018489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161113018489A), Nov 13, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N329CT), Port Allen, LA, Destroyed. 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… - [Incident 20160912015649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160912015649I), Sep 12, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N487CT), Shreveport, LA, Minor damage. Aircraft suffered a hard landing collapsing the nose wheel and damaging the prop. The pilot states that during land the aircraft bounced hard back up in the… - [Incident 20160821013389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160821013389I), Aug 21, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N141BV), Venice, FL, Minor damage. Experimental light sport aircraft landing at vnc experienced nose gear collapse on touchdown. Pilot stated that landing was normal and nose gear collapsed on… - [Accident 20160615010439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160615010439A), Jun 15, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N302CT), Sealy, TX, Destroyed. The aircraft lost power during climb out and attempted to return to the airport. Because of a tail wind and short field, the aircraft landed at the edge of the… - [Accident 20160406005419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160406005419A), Apr 6, 2016: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N466CT), Hilton Head, SC, Substantial damage. 4/6/2016HILTON Head island, SC: N466CT, Ctsw/Flight design, VFR, sut-hxd, reported the loss of the engine approx., 5 miles from Hilton Head( khxd) airport and… - [Accident 20150418004899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418004899A), Apr 18, 2015: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N684CT), Middletown, RI, Substantial damage. The pilot of N684CT was observed landing on runway 34 with a quartering tailwind. The aircraft touched down on the nose gear and left main gear, then exited… - [Incident 20140707012619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140707012619I), Jul 7, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N359CT), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Student pilot practicing takeoff and landings. On third landing, during the flare, pilot stated that a wind gust pushed the aircraft down to the runway, nose… - [Accident 20140614009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140614009659A), Jun 14, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N476CT), Milton, FL, Substantial damage. On June 14, 2014, the pilot of N476CT was on approach for runway 18 in Milton, Florida. During final approach the aircraft descended below the runway elevation… - [Accident 20140526008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140526008039A), May 26, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N640C), New Carlisle, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot reported aircraft veered left on roll out after landing, on grass strip, nose gear dug in to turf and flipped aircraft on its back. Witness stated… - [Accident 20140419005099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140419005099A), Apr 19, 2014: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N298AB), Bloomington, IN, Substantial damage. On April 19, 2014, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Flight design light sport gmbh, model Ctsw, N298AB, was substantially damaged during landing at the… - [Incident 20131017018809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131017018809I), Oct 17, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N98CR), Rochester, MN, Minor damage. According to the student pilot's statement, he was on his third landing of a solo Flight. The aircraft bounced a few times on landing, with the aircraft… - [Accident 20130901017339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130901017339A), Sep 1, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N102HA), Sisters, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot reported to sheriff on scene on 09/01/2013 that he was enroute from coeur d' alene, id to sacremento, CA, but encountered weather and winds that delayed… - [Accident 20130710012529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130710012529A), Jul 10, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N424CT), Taos, NM, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft N424CT departed skx at approx. 1030 hrs. The PIC on this Flight, indicated the purpose of the Flight was to perform a Flight review (fr) iaw 14 CFR… - [Incident 20130217002329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130217002329I), Feb 17, 2013: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N409W), Santa Ynez, CA, Minor damage. Pilot stated that after touchdown at iza, runway 26 during rollout, that the aircraft did not immediately respond to applied hand brake. The pilot turned off… - [Accident 20120730029019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730029019A), Jul 30, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N460CT), Hutchinson, KS, Substantial damage. On 7/30/2012, the pilot traveled to el dorado (keqa) to pick up a Flight design light sport aircraft (N640CT) to fly back to his home base near Hutchinson,… - [Incident 20120730014999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120730014999I), Jul 30, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N541CT), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. On landing the pilot reported that he was too high and too fast when he flared the aircraft bounced once then landed hard folding up the nose gear. - [Accident 20120316004139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120316004139A), Mar 16, 2012: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N379CT), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. On March 16, 2012, at about 11:10 a.m. eastern daylight time, a Flight Design Gmbh, model #Ctsw, N379CT had just departed the runway at Venice Municipal… - [Incident 20111127027559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111127027559I), Nov 27, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N996CT), El Monte, CA, Minor damage. On 11/27/2011 N996CT a Flight Design Gmbh, model Ctsw, serial number 06-12-16 experienced a collapsed nose gear during landing at El Monte Airport(EMT)… - [Incident 20111014024049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111014024049I), Oct 14, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N217PW), Grand Forks, ND, No damage. Aircrt on approach last engine power for about 10 secs, a restart was attemped and successfull. Aircraft landed and taxied in under power. - [Incident 20110604012579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604012579I), Jun 4, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N469CT), Windsor, VA, Minor damage. During a soft field takeoff the left wing tip contacted the grass strip runway. - [Incident 20110521010839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110521010839I), May 21, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N165CT), Ormond Beach, FL, Minor damage. After landing, nose landing gear collapsed upon turn off at the entrance of taxiway bravo. - [Accident 20110309004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110309004329A), Mar 9, 2011: Flight Design Gmbh CTSW (N470Q), Pittstown, NJ, Destroyed. 3/8/2011 [privacy data omitted] was performing pattern work with his student [privacy data omitted]. Approaching for soft field landing runway 07, with 40… - [Incident 20110113000779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110113000779I), Jan 13, 2011: Flight Desi CTSW (N858CT), Cheshire, CT, Minor damage. As stated by the pilot, he was in route from new bedford regional airport (kewb) to waterbury - oxford (oxc), while descending from 6500', the engine began to… - [Incident 20101229054799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101229054799I), Dec 29, 2010: Flight Desi CTSW (N467CT), Lititz, PA, Minor damage. Aircraft performed normal approach to runway 31. After touchdown on the centerline, aircraft drifted to the left while on main gear wheels only. Pilot lost… - [Accident 20101124053289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101124053289A), Nov 24, 2010: Flight Desi CTSW (N459CT), Fullerton, CA, Substantial damage. At 11:00 PDT on November 24, 2010 light sport aircraft Flight design gmbh N459CT skidded off the runway on landing at Fullerton, CA airport .on-scene… - [Accident 20090913050179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090913050179A), Sep 13, 2009: Flight Desi CTSW (N466CT), Gettysburg, PA, Substantial damage. Upon landing the left main wheel attachment failed, resulting in the left main wheel departing the aircraft. Aircraft slid off the runway groundlooping and… All 76: https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-ctsw/incidents.md ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Flight Design General Avn CTSW](https://openairdocs.org/model/flight-design-general-avn-ctsw): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 06001CR --- 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.