# NTSB Accident ERA17LA297
> **Tukan Trike** · 2017-08-27 · Nicholasville, KY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA17LA297
- **Event ID:** 20170827X73022
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-08-27
- **Location:** Nicholasville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.884166, -84.608055
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Tukan
- **Model:** Trike
- **Registration:** UNREG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The noncertificated pilot's failure to maintain control of the weight-shift-control aircraft during takeoff.

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