N257V — 2008 Flight Design Gmbh CTLS

Aircraft record

Serial number

F-08-05-09

Manufacturer

Flight Design Gmbh

Model

CTLS

Year

2008

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Rotax 912uls Series

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N257V →

Accident & incident history

1. CEN20LA219Jun 8, 2020Beecher, ILFatal · 1 fatal

   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.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2008 Flight Design Gmbh CTLS).

1. Jul 30, 2022deregistered — V K Planes Llc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N257V was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2008 Flight Design Gmbh CTLS above.

• until Dec 22, 19301929 Multiplane Aircraft Corp EXPERIMENTAL (s/n 1)

Frequently asked

Has N257V been in an accident?

Yes. N257V appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2020.

What kind of aircraft is N257V?

N257V is a 2008 Flight Design Gmbh CTLS (fixed wing single-engine), serial number F-08-05-09.

Has N257V been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N257V (CEN20LA219) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.