# N272X: Jason Sneed / Monika Bonczkova S-7S COURIER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Jason Sneed / Monika Bonczkova S-7S COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/jason-sneed-monika-bonczkova-s-7s-courier) (registry code 056330I, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553)
- Serial number: 1213601
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Rans Designs Inc S-7S
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: January 17, 2015
- Certificate issued: April 22, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A2AFF7
- Registered owner: [Garetson Jared L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GARETSON%20JARED%20L)
- Location: [Manhattan, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Manhattan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2650° N, 96.6953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 66503, 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=272X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272X

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 (Jason Sneed / Monika Bonczkova S-7S COURIER)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 914UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA026), Oct 21, 2015: Rans S-7 (N272X), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch and airspeed control, in conjunction with full flaps, while maneuvering at a low altitude, resulting in a tail-stall and subsequent impact with the ground.

## 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.

- [Accident 20151020019379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151020019379A), Oct 20, 2015: Jason Sneed / Monika Bonczkova S-7S COURIER (N272X), Gerlach, NV, Substantial damage. The pilot stated, while in route from UT99 to rno at 1000AGL as he approached the town of Gerlach he saw a windsock and landing strip and decided to descend…

## 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 N272X

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N272X before.

- [Cancelled 2009-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272X-2009-04-29): Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L, S/N 1272, built 2007. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Southeast Aero Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTHEAST%20AERO%20SALES%20INC), [St Augustine, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/St%20Augustine)

## Related

- Other Jason Sneed / Monika Bonczkova S-7S COURIER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/jason-sneed-monika-bonczkova-s-7s-courier/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 914UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul.md

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