# N16148: 2007 Rans S-6ES

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-6ES](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-6es) (registry code 05902KT, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 11051714
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: May 25, 2007
- Certificate issued: January 29, 2022
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A0F86A
- Registered owner: [York Leighton E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YORK%20LEIGHTON%20E)
- Location: [Alma, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Alma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9324° N, 96.3097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66401, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=16148
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16148

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rans S-6ES)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## 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 CEN24LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA166), Apr 24, 2024: Rans S-6ES (N16148), Emporia, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during the landing flare.

## 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 20240424005289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240424005289A), Apr 24, 2024: Rans S-6ES (N16148), Emporia, KS, Substantial damage. On 04/24/2024 at Emporia Municipal Airport (emp) in a Rans S-6ES conducting landing practice on runway 19 at approximately 17:30 local time. During the flare…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N16148

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N16148 before.

- [Cancelled 1948-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16148-1948-05-25): Stinson SR-8B, S/N 9718, built 1936. Owner: [Chicago & Southern Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGO%20%26%20SOUTHERN%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)

## Related

- Other Rans S-6ES aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-6es/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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