N178SW - Flight Design Gmbh Ctsw Aircraft Registration

N178SW is a Flight Design Gmbh CTSW, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Ample Aviation LLC in Peoria, AZ. This aircraft holds a light sport airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on July 1, 2008. The registration certificate was issued on February 28, 2026. The registration is set to expire on February 28, 2033. Powered by a Rotax 912ULS SERIES engine producing 100 horsepower, N178SW is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A1388A (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N178SW was last tracked by AviatorDB near Glendale Municipal Airport (KGEU) on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N178SW was last updated on February 28, 2026. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.

The Flight Design CT, a pioneering light sport aircraft that helped establish modern ultralight and LSA markets, first flew in March 1996. This high-wing, tricycle-gear, two-seat aircraft features Rotax 912 series engines and can cruise at speeds exceeding 120 knots. With a wingspan of 8.76 meters and over 1,900 aircraft delivered worldwide, the CT series is manufactured by Flight Design of Stuttgart, Germany. AviatorDB tracks 329 Flight Design Gmbh aircraft currently registered in the FAA database. The ICAO type designator for this aircraft model is FDCT.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N178SW. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.