Accident: Flight Design CTLS
Jun 8, 2020 · Beecher, IL
NTSB numberCEN20LA219Event id20200608X34030
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
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.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Flight Design CTLS
- Registration
- N257V
- Year built
- 2008
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Loss of engine power (partial)
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Gary/Chicago International Airport (GYY)18 nm (34 km) north-east
- Greater Kankakee Airport (IKK)20 nm (38 km) south-west
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