# Accident 20150717010009A: Celier Aviation XENON RST, Livingston, TX, July 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Livingston, TX
- Airport: Livingston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6889° N, 95.0219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6889&lon=-95.0219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N402ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N402ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Celier XENON RST (registry code 059016F, https://openairdocs.org/model/celier-xenon-rst) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 series (registry code 55569, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CELIER AVIATION XENON RST
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 8 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150717010009A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF.  HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA15LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15LA191), Jul 17, 2015: Celier Xenon RST (N402ED), Livingston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control after aborting the takeoff due to a grinding noise coming from the main rotor area, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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