NTSB investigations: Flight Design CTLS, 2012

6 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Flight Design CTLS. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

Cases per year

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NTSB investigations: Flight Design CTLS, 2012 per year, 2009–2026: 39 cases
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Latest cases

Query with SQL
duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE year(c.\"eventDate\") = 2012
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('060005B'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

NTSB CEN13IA024Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Elyria, OHThe manufacturing defects in the main landing gear leg, which resulted in its eventual failure.Oct 17, 2012 · N21ZA · Minor damageNTSB CEN12CA603Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Pittsford, MIThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while maneuvering at a low altitude.Aug 31, 2012 · N995LS · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA476Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Conway, ARThe pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and overstress failure of the right main landing gear.Jul 25, 2012 · N930SA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12LA676Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Elyria, OHThe pilot’s misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Jul 20, 2012 · N21ZA · Substantial damageNTSB CEN12IA451Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Marysville, OHFatigue failure of the left main wheel assembly on takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.Jul 16, 2012 · N566FD · Minor damageNTSB CEN12CA295Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFlight Design Ctls · Moorhead, MNThe failure to maintain adequate airspeed for the wind conditions during landing, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.May 9, 2012 · N9922P · Substantial damage