# N433GC: 2011 Couvillion Rickey J S17, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Couvillion Rickey J S17](https://openairdocs.org/model/couvillion-rickey-j-s17) (registry code 05630J7)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: 0300011
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Kit: Rans Designs Inc S-17
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 2011
- Last registry action: June 23, 2011
- Mode S code: A52EDC
- Location: [Sylvania, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Sylvania)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7006° N, 83.7389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43560, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N433GC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=433GC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N433GC-2012-10-03

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 Couvillion Rickey J S17: https://openairdocs.org/model/couvillion-rickey-j-s17.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 CEN11LA455](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA455), Jul 1, 2011: Couvillion S-17 (N433GC), Toledo, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of control during initial climb for undetermined reasons, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20110701014519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110701014519A), Jul 1, 2011: Couvillion Rickey J S17 (N433GC), Millbury, OH, Substantial damage. On July 1 2011 [privacy data omitted], pilot in command of N433GC was preforming his first test flight of his amature built rans S17 stinger ultralight.…

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