Single-engine piston

N109CT

2005 Flight Design CTSW

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
2005
Serial
04-12-05
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Bixby, OK
Registration record

N109CT on the FAA register

Type
2005 Flight Design CTSW
Serial
04-12-05
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Bixby, OK
Certificate issued
2025-03-18
Airworthiness date
2023-07-07
Registration expires
2032-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A02667
Mode S (octal)
50023147
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-03-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N109CT.
  • 2024-10-17
    Accident at Sanford, ME; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-07-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2006-08-10
    Accident at Hillsdale, MI; damage: substantial.
  • 2005
    Manufactured (2005).
Overview

About N109CT

N109CT is a 2005 Flight Design CTSW, serial number 04-12-05. It is registered to an individual in Bixby, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 18, 2025 and expires on March 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated July 7, 2023.

N109CT has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2024-10-17 Accident · Sanford, ME Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA25LA021
Reported aircraft: Flight Design CTSW
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and collision with terrain.
NTSB report ↗
2006-08-10 Accident · Hillsdale, MI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI06CA226
Reported aircraft: Flight Design CTSW
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 over. The overload failure of the nose landing gear was a factor.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.