# N2481S: 1991 Rans S12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S12](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s12) (registry code 0590028, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Hirth F30](https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30) (registry code 33730)
- Serial number: 0491071
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 2007
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2025
- Expires: October 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A25043
- Registered owners: [Underwood Ricky I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNDERWOOD%20RICKY%20I), [Underwood Brett](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNDERWOOD%20BRETT)
- Location: [New Market, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/New%20Market)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9118° N, 86.4048° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35761, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2481S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2481S

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 (Rans S12)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Hirth F30)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2481S.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N2481S.

## 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 N2481S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2481S before.

- [Cancelled 1993-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2481S-1993-07-14): Cessna R182, S/N R18201343. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Southern Cross Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHERN%20CROSS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Ft Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Ft%20Lauderdale)
- [Cancelled 1968-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2481S-1968-02-06): Cessna 337C, S/N 337-0781. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Floair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLOAIR%20INC)

## Related

- Other Rans S12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s12/aircraft.md
- The Hirth F30 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/hirth-f30.md

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