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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rans S-17 · Fontana, CA · May 4, 2013

Date
May 4, 2013 · 11:00 local
Place
Fontana, CA
Phase of flight
Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N6171R
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR13LA216
Reported as
Rans S-17
Reported engine
ROTAX 503 DCDI
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
8,300 total1 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N6171R executed an emergency landing when the light sport aircraft lost engine power. N6171R landed in a construction site east of the I-15 freeway and north of the I-210 freeway in the city of Fontana CA.

As the FAA filed it

N6171R EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING WHEN THE LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. N6171R LANDED IN A CONSTRUCTION SITE EAST OF THE I-15 FREEWAY AND NORTH OF THE I-210 FREEWAY IN THE CITY OF FONTANA CA.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.