# N23235: Bowman John RANS S-6ES

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bowman John RANS S-6ES](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowman-john-rans-s-6es) (registry code 05608IZ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: C2991302
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-6ES
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 2000
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A212CD
- Registered owner: [Duke Jerry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUKE%20JERRY%20W)
- Location: [Florence, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Florence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.8252° N, 87.6598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35630, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23235
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23235

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 (Bowman John RANS S-6ES)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N23235.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N23235.

## Reports on N23235 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N23235, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19860114003199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860114003199I), Jan 14, 1986: Piper PA31T1 (N23235), Bay City, MI, Minor damage. Landed on unplowed area formerly a runway, taxied into cut soil area. Damage to propeller, landing gear seals.

## 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 N23235

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N23235 before.

- [Cancelled 1973-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23235-1973-12-11): Cessna 150H, S/N 15068815. Owner: [Simpson William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIMPSON%20WILLIAM%20H), [Greenville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Greenville)

## Related

- Other Bowman John RANS S-6ES aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/bowman-john-rans-s-6es/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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