Single-engine piston

N178CT

2008 Flight Design CTLS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2008
Serial
F-08-07-04
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Sunbeam Air Sport LLC (LLC)
Based
Galloway, OH
Registration record

N178CT on the FAA register

Type
2008 Flight Design CTLS
Serial
F-08-07-04
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Sunbeam Air Sport LLC
Galloway, OH
Certificate issued
2013-03-28
Airworthiness date
2008-11-18
Registration expires
2029-03-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A13729
Mode S (octal)
50233451
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N178CT to the current registrant.
  • 2011-04-14
    Accident at Jacksonville, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 2008-11-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2006-03-23
    N178CT previously assigned to a Saab-Scania Saab 340B (s/n 340B-178); cancelled.
Overview

About N178CT

N178CT is a 2008 Flight Design CTLS, serial number F-08-07-04. The FAA register lists Sunbeam Air Sport LLC as the registrant in Galloway, Ohio. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029.

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 light sport category (airplane), dated November 18, 2008.

N178CT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2011-04-14 Accident · Jacksonville, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA11CA254
Reported aircraft: Flight Design CTLS
Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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.