# N2649: 2007 Rans S-7S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7s) (registry code 059012H, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 0406433
- Year built: 2007
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: March 15, 2007
- Certificate issued: May 8, 2007
- Expires: May 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A2916C
- Registered owner: [Bents David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENTS%20DAVID%20J)
- Location: [Elkin, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Elkin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2750° N, 80.7873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28621, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2649
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2649

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Rans S-7S)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N2649.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20160516006179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160516006179I), May 16, 2016: Rans Inc S-7S (N2649), Rockingham, NC, Minor damage. On final approach [privacy data omitted] flared to high and tried to correct it, but began to porpoise. When he coaxed the stick forward to settle on the main…
- [Incident 20070501825119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070501825119I), May 1, 2007: Rans RANSS7S (N2649), Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing and attempting to gain experience in his new aircraft at his home airport. During landing roll he let 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N2649 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N2649, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR B3OR20010009](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/B3OR20010009), Oct 6, 2001: BEARING. CORRODED. THE ELEVATOR WAS REMOVED TO FACILLITATE OTHER MAINTENANCE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR, THE INBOARD ELEVATOR BEARING, INNER RACE CAME OFF WITH THE I

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N2649

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N2649 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-10-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2649-1929-10-04): Alexander COMBINATION EAGLEROC, S/N 134, built 1926. Owner: [Whittley Gordon Spencer](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHITTLEY%20GORDON%20SPENCER), [Arlington, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Arlington)

## Related

- Other Rans S-7S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7s/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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