# Rans S-17

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05902VV
- Manufacturer (registry): RANS
- Model: S-17
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-17

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N95WL](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95WL): [Nichols Michael H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20MICHAEL%20H), [Thompson Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Thompson%20Falls), built 1999, S/N 0300013

## 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 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…

## 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 20130504007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130504007779A), May 4, 2013: Rans S-17 (N6171R), Fontana, CA, Destroyed. 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…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Couvillion Rickey J S17](https://openairdocs.org/model/couvillion-rickey-j-s17): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05630J7

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