# N2042M: 2002 Smith Kenneth S RANS S-7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Kenneth S RANS S-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-s-rans-s-7) (registry code 05613XS, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 87016
- Year built: 2002
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc RANS S-7
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 2002
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2007
- Expires: November 30, 2027
- Mode S code: A1A389
- Registered owner: [Stitt Gordon C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STITT%20GORDON%20C)
- Location: [Saint Germain, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Saint%20Germain)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.9251° N, 89.4994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54558, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2042M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2042M

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): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Smith Kenneth S RANS S-7)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2042M.

## 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.

- [Incident 20120201001179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120201001179I), Feb 1, 2012: Smith Kenneth S RANS S-7 (N2042M), Eagle River, WI, Minor damage. Pilot performed a non-emergency landing on a snow mobile trail on sugar camp lake. While taxiing the main landing gear broke through the snow crust causing the…

## 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 N2042M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2042M before.

- [Cancelled 1999-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2042M-1999-06-30): Phillips Robert T FLYBABY 1A, S/N 613. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Phillips Robert T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20ROBERT%20T), [Kingston, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Kingston)
- [Cancelled 1988-10-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2042M-1988-10-03): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 287816239. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1955-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2042M-1955-10-06): Piper J3C-65, S/N 20809. Owner: [Harris Louise And Alfred Bruns](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20LOUISE%20AND%20ALFRED%20BRUNS), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## Related

- Other Smith Kenneth S RANS S-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-s-rans-s-7/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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