# N5290S: 1994 Longpre Howard RANS S-7 COURIER

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Longpre Howard RANS S-7 COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/longpre-howard-rans-s-7-courier) (registry code 05624ZB, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0693112
- Year built: 1994
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1994
- Certificate issued: November 23, 2010
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A6ACC6
- Registered owners: [Hooper Mark](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOPER%20MARK), [Hooper Kim](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOOPER%20KIM)
- Location: [Elko, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Elko)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8381° N, 115.7678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elko, NV, 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=5290S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5290S

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 (Longpre Howard RANS S-7 COURIER)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N5290S.

## 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.

- [Incident 20090215002129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090215002129I), Feb 15, 2009: Longpr RANSS7 (N5290S), Spring Creek, NV, Minor damage. Pilot landed on south fork reservoir. As the pilot “set down the drag of the snow caused the plane to pitch forward enough to shatter the ends of my plastic…

## 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 N5290S

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N5290S before.

- [Cancelled 1974-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5290S-1974-08-20): Piper PA-28-140, S/N 2826797. Owner: [Theif River Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THEIF%20RIVER%20AVIATION%20INC), [Theif River Falls, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Theif%20River%20Falls)

## Related

- Other Longpre Howard RANS S-7 COURIER aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/longpre-howard-rans-s-7-courier/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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