# N217ER: 1988 Rolando Emil A RANS S10, registration cancelled 2013-07-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rolando Emil A RANS S10](https://openairdocs.org/model/rolando-emil-a-rans-s10) (registry code 0561673)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0288004
- Year built: 1988
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 1993
- Certificate issued: August 2, 1993
- Last registry action: September 3, 2002
- Mode S code: A1D3F7
- Owner when cancelled: [Compton Jeffrey S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMPTON%20JEFFREY%20S)
- Location: [Catawissa, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Catawissa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8956° N, 76.4037° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 17820, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N217ER
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=217ER
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217ER-2013-07-09

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 Rolando Emil A RANS S10: https://openairdocs.org/model/rolando-emil-a-rans-s10.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 BFO93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA123), Jul 15, 1993: Rolando Rans S-10 (N217ER), Numidia, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE EXCESSIVE MANEUVER ATTEMPTED BY THE PILOT WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT AND AN INADVERTENT SPIN AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY.

## 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 19930715023709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930715023709A), Jul 15, 1993: Amtr RANSS10 (N217ER), Numida, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Acceleated stall spin during climbout as pilot made a steep turn. Newly purchased. Was worned about steep turns.

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