# Accident 20130504007779A: Rans S-17, Fontana, CA, May 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2013, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fontana, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1547° N, 117.4567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1547&lon=-117.4567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6171R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6171R-2014-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-17 (registry code 05902VV, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 DCDI (registry code 55566, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S-17
- Reported engine: ROTAX 503 DCDI
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,300 total, 1 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504007779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 WPR13LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA216), May 4, 2013: Rans S-17 (N6171R), Fontana, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to improper construction and inadequate maintenance of the fuel system and engine. Contributing to the accident was the airplane’s inadvertent contact with an unseen guy…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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