# NTSB Accident CEN16FA290
> **FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS** · 2016-07-28 · Fond du Lac, WI, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN16FA290
- **Event ID:** 20160728X63145
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-07-28
- **Location:** Fond du Lac, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.779998, -88.488891
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH
- **Model:** CTLS
- **Registration:** N527TS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Carburetor contamination following exposure to water in the fuel, which resulted in a carburetor malfunction and a partial loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's loss of airplane control that resulted in a stall.

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