Single-engine piston

N454CT

Flight Design CTLS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
F-08-08-23
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ample Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Peoria, AZ
Registration record

N454CT on the FAA register

Type
Flight Design CTLS
Serial
F-08-08-23
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Ample Aviation LLC
Peoria, AZ
Certificate issued
2025-05-29
Airworthiness date
2009-01-19
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A5813C
Mode S (octal)
51300474
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-06-19
    Accident at Kayenta, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2025-05-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N454CT to the current registrant.
  • 2009-01-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2006-01-18
    N454CT previously assigned to a Britten-Norman BN-2A-8 (s/n 454); cancelled.
Overview

About N454CT

N454CT is a Flight Design CTLS, serial number F-08-08-23. The FAA register lists Ample Aviation LLC as the registrant in Peoria, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 29, 2025 and expires on May 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 light sport category (airplane), dated January 19, 2009.

N454CT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-06-19 Accident · Kayenta, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR25LA187
Reported aircraft: Flight Design CTLS
Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.
NTSB report ↗

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.