# N43981: 1992 Guggenheim Ray RANS S-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Guggenheim Ray RANS S-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/guggenheim-ray-rans-s-12) (registry code 05620AD, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0292181
- Year built: 1992
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 17, 1992
- Certificate issued: July 3, 2023
- Expires: July 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A54817
- Registered owner: [Van Fleet Bruce W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAN%20FLEET%20BRUCE%20W)
- Location: [Atlantic Beach, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Atlantic%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.3605° N, 81.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32233, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43981

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 (Guggenheim Ray RANS S-12)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N43981.

## NTSB investigations on N43981 not matched to an aircraft (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 FTW82FA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA025), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA-28 (N43981), Ruidoso, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N43981.

## Reports on N43981 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N43981, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19811127078399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811127078399A), Nov 27, 1981: Piper PA28181 (N43981), Ruidoso, NM, Destroyed. Student pilot overcome by carbon monoxide while descending in snowshower area in mountain terrain. Source unknown.

## 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 N43981

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N43981 before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43981-undated): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 287890036

## Related

- Other Guggenheim Ray RANS S-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/guggenheim-ray-rans-s-12/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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