# N78VA: 2015 Rans Designs S-7LS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans Designs S-7LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls) (registry code 0600057, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 914UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul) (registry code 55553)
- Serial number: 0415615
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: March 12, 2016
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2016
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AA9009
- Registered owner: [Sprague David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRAGUE%20DAVID)
- Location: [Potterville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Potterville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.6484° N, 84.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48876, 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=78VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78VA

From the FAA registry file of October 27, 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 (Rans Designs S-7LS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 914UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N78VA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N78VA.

## 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 N78VA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N78VA before.

- [Cancelled 2005-03-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78VA-2005-03-07): Dehavilland BEAVER U-6A, S/N 55-4595. Exported to Canada. Owner: [G-1 Leasing Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/G-1%20LEASING%20CORP), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

## Related

- Other Rans Designs S-7LS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 914UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-914ul.md

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