Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Flight Design CTLS, N792CT, accident occurred on October 9, 2026, near Yankton, South Dakota

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N792CT

Cute little CTLS sleeping in the field

- History of Flight:
On October 9, 2026, at 1424 or 1818 local time (?), a privately-registered Flight Design CTLS, N792CT, sustained substantial damage in a forced landing near Yankton, South Dakota. The pilot suffered minor injuries, and passenger was not injured.

The FAA reported that the airplane crash landed in a field due to fuel exhaustion and came to rest upside-down.

Flight-tracking history shows that the airplane departed Sioux Falls Regional Airport-Joe Foss Field (FSD/KFSD), Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at 1412. The airplane was cruising southwest at an altitude of 2,900 ft when it disappeared from coverage at around 1424 LT. The FAA reported the accident time as 1818 LT.

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