Single-engine piston

N531CT

2006 Flight Design CTSW

Not current (FAA status 7) 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2006
Serial
06-12-11
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Steele, ND
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Registration record

N531CT on the FAA register

Type
2006 Flight Design CTSW
Serial
06-12-11
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Steele, ND
Certificate issued
—
Airworthiness date
2007-03-22
Registration expires
—
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A6B468
Mode S (octal)
51532150
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status 7)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2025-10-17
    Accident at Casa Grande, AZ; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-03-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2006
    Manufactured (2006).
Overview

About N531CT

N531CT is a 2006 Flight Design CTSW, serial number 06-12-11. It is registered to an individual in Steele, North Dakota.

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 March 22, 2007.

N531CT has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-10-17 Accident · Casa Grande, AZ Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · WPR26LA022
Reported aircraft: Flight Design CTSW
Preliminary report: On October 17, 2025, about 13:20 mountain standard time, a Flight Design GMBH CTSW, N531CT, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Casa Grande, Arizona. The pilot received minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91personal flight. The pilot reported that he sumped the fuel and found no water or contaminants, then verified 12 gallons of fuel on board by viewing the fuel sight tubes at the root of the overhead wings. The engine runup, departure and climb were uneventful. About 25 minutes into the flight the engine speed slowed unexpectedly and advancing the throttle did not change the engine speed. About 15 seconds…
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.