# N477: Merickel Theodore J RANS S-6-S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Merickel Theodore J RANS S-6-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/merickel-theodore-j-rans-s-6-s) (registry code 05605W3, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: JUMBO
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 17, 1998
- Certificate issued: September 29, 2015
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A5DB1A
- Registered owner: [Bunnell Kevin S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUNNELL%20KEVIN%20S)
- Location: [Westminster, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Westminster)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8907° N, 105.1137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80021, 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=477
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N477

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 (Merickel Theodore J RANS S-6-S)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N477.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N477.

## Reports on N477 not matched to an aircraft (2)

They name N477, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19800208020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800208020909I), Feb 8, 1980: Boeing 727 (N477), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft had lightning strike on climb-out. Minor damage sustained in tail section.
- [Incident 19800129020199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800129020199I), Jan 29, 1980: Boeing 727 (N477), El Paso, TX. On takeoff, number two engine lost power. Takeoff aborted.

## 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 N477

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N477 before.

- [Cancelled 1929-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N477-1929-06-27): New Standard D-25, S/N 103. Owner: [Herndon Hugh Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERNDON%20HUGH%20JR), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## Related

- Other Merickel Theodore J RANS S-6-S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/merickel-theodore-j-rans-s-6-s/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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