# NTSB Accident WPR17LA015
> **RYAN W Gross Arion Lighting** · 2016-10-22 · Mesa, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA015
- **Event ID:** 20161101X12233
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-22
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.460834, -111.728332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** RYAN W Gross
- **Model:** Arion Lighting
- **Registration:** N235SC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff/initial climb due to his inexperience in the airplane make and model and his refusal to obtain training in the airplane.

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