# N618Z: David E Harms RANS S-16

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [David E Harms RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-e-harms-rans-s-16) (registry code 05637J0, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 199014
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-16 SHEKARI
- Certificate issued: March 28, 2018
- Expires: March 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A80EB5
- Registered owner: [Harms David E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARMS%20DAVID%20E)
- Location: [Waterloo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waterloo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4615° N, 92.3137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50702, 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=618Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N618Z

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 (David E Harms RANS S-16)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N618Z.

## NTSB investigations on N618Z not matched to an aircraft (2)

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 DCA67I0004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA67I0004), Oct 10, 1966: Curtiss-Wrt C-46 (N618Z), Buffalo, NY, incident, no damage
- [NTSB UNK65X0495](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0495), Oct 30, 1964: Curtis C-46F (N618Z), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N618Z.

## 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.

## Related

- Other David E Harms RANS S-16 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/david-e-harms-rans-s-16/aircraft.md

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