# Accident 20170821015859A: Greene R/Greene S RANS S-17, Erie, CO, August 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2017, 18:45 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0103° N, 105.0481° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0103&lon=-105.0481&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117BE-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Greene R/Greene S RANS S-17 (registry code 05902XR, https://openairdocs.org/model/greene-r-greene-s-rans-s-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 447 (registry code 55576, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREENE R/GREENE S RANS S-17
- Reported engine: ROTAX 447
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170821015859A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/21/2017 AT 1845 MDT, N117BE, A RANS S-17 LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE, IMPACTED THE GROUND AT ERIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (EIK). THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD, WHO RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN17LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA327), Aug 22, 2017: Greene R/Greene S Rans S 17 (N117BE), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control following a rejected takeoff for a perceived loss of engine power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of training and experience in the airplane.

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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