# N39KS: Ken Smith RANS S-6S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Ken Smith RANS S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ken-smith-rans-s-6s) (registry code 05632VG, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 09051695
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Rans Designs Inc RANS S-6S
- Certificate issued: May 26, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A48162
- Registered owner: [Highsmith Alfred C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGHSMITH%20ALFRED%20C)
- Location: [Burgaw, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Burgaw)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5607° N, 77.9004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28425, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39KS

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 (Ken Smith RANS S-6S)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N39KS.

## 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.

- [Incident 20170807016949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170807016949I), Aug 7, 2017: Ken Smith RANS S-6S (N39KS), Elcho, WI, Minor damage. Amphibious aircraft left rhinelander, WI for a pleasure flight. During departure the pilot stated that he was distracted by a fed ex aircraft approaching rhi…

## 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 N39KS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N39KS before.

- [Cancelled 2005-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39KS-2005-05-23): Smith J Kenneth KR-1, S/N TKS-1-A. Sale reported. Owner: [Hanover, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Hanover)

## Related

- Other Ken Smith RANS S-6S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/ken-smith-rans-s-6s/aircraft.md

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