# N117BE: Greene R/Greene S RANS S-17, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Greene R/Greene S RANS S-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/greene-r-greene-s-rans-s-17) (registry code 05902XR)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 1202040
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 11, 2008
- Last registry action: June 6, 2017
- Mode S code: A04652
- Location: [Erie, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Erie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0541° N, 105.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80516, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N117BE
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=117BE
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117BE-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Greene R/Greene S RANS S-17: https://openairdocs.org/model/greene-r-greene-s-rans-s-17.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN17LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA327), Aug 22, 2017: Greene R/Greene S Rans S 17 (N117BE), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control following a rejected takeoff for a perceived loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of training and experience in the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20170821015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821015859A), Aug 21, 2017: Greene R/Greene S RANS S-17 (N117BE), Erie, CO, Substantial damage. On 08/21/2017 at 1845 MDT, N117BE, a rans S-17 light sport airplane, impacted the ground at Erie municipal airport (eik). There was one person on board, who…

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