Aircraft record

N257V2008 Flight Design Gmbh CTLS

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 17, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Jul 30, 2022.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Jun 2020)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Crete, IL; owner city / state
Engine: 912ULS SERIES · 100 hp; Rotax
Owners: 1; since 2008
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2020
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 17, 2026

Last registered owner: V K Planes LLC
Owner type: LLC
City, state: Crete, IL
Certificate issued: Nov 4, 2008
Canceled: Jul 30, 2022
Airworthiness: Experimental · Operating Light-Sport Previously issued cert under 21.190
Airworthiness date: Jun 12, 2012

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Flight Design Gmbh
Model: CTLS
Year: 2008
Serial number: F-08-05-09
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Light Sport
Seats: 2
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A2735A

Engine

Make and model: Rotax 912uls Series
Type: 4 Cycle
Power: 100 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

2008 – 2022V K Planes LLCCrete, IL
1930Multiplane Aircraft CorpWaterbury, CT · different airframe: 1929 Multiplane Aircraft Corp Experimental S/N 1

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 17, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Jun 8, 2020 · Beecher, IL

The pilot’s decision to continue takeoff after a partial loss of engine power, and the pilot’s subsequent failure to control airplane pitch during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CEN20LA219

From NTSB records; matched by N-number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN20LA219)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

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Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 17, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 17, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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