# N42243: 2004 Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-7S COURIER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-7S COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-7s-courier) (registry code 05618DQ, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 0203337
- Year built: 2004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc RANS S7S
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: February 17, 2015
- Certificate issued: May 5, 2023
- Expires: May 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A5060D
- Registered owner: [Prestons Outfitters LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRESTONS%20OUTFITTERS%20LLC)
- Location: [Kalispell, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Kalispell)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2306° N, 114.4033° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59901, 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=42243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42243

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 Employee Flying Club RANS S-7S COURIER)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N42243.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N42243.

## Reports on N42243 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N42243, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810118007879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810118007879I), Jan 18, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N42243), Novato, CA, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear. Wire found broken off warning horn. Auto extender was functional.

## 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 N42243

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N42243 before.

- [Cancelled 2008-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42243-2008-09-15): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 4380. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Robinson Helicopter Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20HELICOPTER%20CO), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled 1971-12-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42243-1971-12-27): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14493. Owner: [Charles H Trogdon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHARLES%20H%20TROGDON), [Greensboro, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Greensboro)

## Related

- Other Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-7S COURIER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-7s-courier/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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