# N2398V: Beckley Chet RANS S-7

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beckley Chet RANS S-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/beckley-chet-rans-s-7) (registry code 05608S1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0799273
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-7 COURIER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 26, 2000
- Certificate issued: January 14, 2022
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A22D73
- Registered owner: [Beckley Chet R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECKLEY%20CHET%20R)
- Location: [Colby, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Colby)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3942° N, 101.0501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67701, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2398V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2398V

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 (Beckley Chet RANS S-7)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2398V.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2398V.

## 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 N2398V

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2398V before.

- [Cancelled 1948-05-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2398V-1948-05-07): Cessna 140, S/N 14640. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2398V-undated): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3882A0062. Triennial form not returned

## Related

- Other Beckley Chet RANS S-7 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/beckley-chet-rans-s-7/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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