# N434WM: Mcfarland WM H RANS S6S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mcfarland WM H RANS S6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcfarland-wm-h-rans-s6s) (registry code 0561018, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 07001379S
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-6S
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 20, 2001
- Certificate issued: January 26, 2022
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A533FA
- Registered owner: [Edmunds Robert L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDMUNDS%20ROBERT%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Ortonville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Ortonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8484° N, 83.4213° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48462, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=434WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N434WM

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 (Mcfarland WM H RANS S6S)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Bombardier ROTAX (ALL))

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 ERA11CA432](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA432), Jul 30, 2011: Mcfarland WM H Rans S6S (N434WM), Huntington, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain proper pitch control during takeoff. Contributing to the accident was both pilots' inexperience in the airplane make/model.

## 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 20110730016029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110730016029A), Jul 30, 2011: Mcfarland Wm H RANS S6S (N434WM), Lesage, WV, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was instructing [privacy data omitted] during the takeoff departure roll. [privacy data omitted] Was at the controls during 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.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N434WM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N434WM before.

- [Cancelled 1997-04-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N434WM-1997-04-12): Mcfarland William H KOLB FIRESTAR II, S/N FS569. Owner: [Mcfarland William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCFARLAND%20WILLIAM%20H), [Waunakee, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Waunakee)

## Related

- Other Mcfarland WM H RANS S6S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcfarland-wm-h-rans-s6s/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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