# N178D: 2026 Donald Eliot Shipp RANS AIRCRAFT S-21

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Donald Eliot Shipp RANS AIRCRAFT S-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-eliot-shipp-rans-aircraft-s-21) (registry code 05642TZ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Viking 150](https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-150) (registry code 63991)
- Serial number: 06200114
- Year built: 2026
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Designs Inc S-21 OUTBOUND
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 2026
- Certificate issued: November 20, 2024
- Expires: November 30, 2031
- Mode S code: A13730
- Registered owner: [Shipp Donald E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIPP%20DONALD%20E)
- Location: [Wills Point, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Wills%20Point)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7033° N, 95.9947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75169, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=178D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N178D

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.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 1 in force

### Matched by airframe (Donald Eliot Shipp RANS AIRCRAFT S-21)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Viking 150)

- [AD 2023-10-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-10-02): Indicating/Recording System, Navigation · Boeing 18, 23, 35 and 1,060 more. Effective May 26, 2023

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N178D.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N178D.

## Reports on N178D not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N178D, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19870212025419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870212025419I), Feb 12, 1987: Piper PA23250 (N178D), Fresno, CA. Left engine manifold pressure decreased with smoke from engine. Safe landing. Waste gate oil line had broken.

## 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.

## Related

- Other Donald Eliot Shipp RANS AIRCRAFT S-21 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-eliot-shipp-rans-aircraft-s-21/aircraft.md
- The Viking 150 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/viking-150.md

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