N816BD - 2015 Flight Design Gmbh Ctls Aircraft Registration

N816BD is a 2015 Flight Design Gmbh CTLS, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Short Benjamin F Trustee in Santa Barbara, CA. This aircraft holds a light sport airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on September 16, 2015. The registration certificate was issued on April 15, 2016. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a Rotax 912 IS engine producing 100 horsepower, N816BD is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB1FC3 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N816BD was last tracked by AviatorDB near Glendale Municipal Airport (KGEU) on March 22, 2026. The FAA registry record for N816BD was last updated on July 28, 2023. 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 N816BD. 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.