# N48976: 1991 Closs Daniel A RANS S-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Closs Daniel A RANS S-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/closs-daniel-a-rans-s-12) (registry code 056166G, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0490008
- Year built: 1991
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1991
- Certificate issued: September 11, 1990
- Expires: July 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A60D74
- Registered owner: [Closs Daniel Alan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLOSS%20DANIEL%20ALAN)
- Location: [Armada, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Armada)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8559° N, 82.9124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48005, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=48976
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48976

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 (Closs Daniel A 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 N48976.

## NTSB investigations on N48976 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 FTW80DPJ27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPJ27), Jun 27, 1980: Cessna 152 (N48976), Gage, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N48976.

## Reports on N48976 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N48976, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19800627021889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800627021889A), Jun 27, 1980: Cessna 152 (N48976), Gage, OK, Substantial damage. Indicates engine stopped due to fuel exhaustion. Landed in plowed field. Airplane nosed over.

## 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 N48976

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N48976 before.

- [Cancelled 1949-01-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48976-1949-01-12): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1704. Owner: [Murray Philip J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURRAY%20PHILIP%20J), [Oxnard, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Oxnard)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48976-undated): Cessna 152, S/N 15283397. Second triennial mailing, no response

## Related

- Other Closs Daniel A RANS S-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/closs-daniel-a-rans-s-12/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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