# N8079Q: 1999 Davis Sidney E RANS S-6S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Davis Sidney E RANS S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-sidney-e-rans-s-6s) (registry code 0560640, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul) (registry code 55592)
- Serial number: 11971186
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-6S
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 2026
- Certificate issued: May 21, 2024
- Expires: May 31, 2031
- Mode S code: AAFF80
- Registered owner: [Olivent Jody L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLIVENT%20JODY%20L)
- Location: [Sweetwater, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Sweetwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.5983° N, 84.4565° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37874, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8079Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8079Q

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 (Davis Sidney E RANS S-6S)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8079Q.

## NTSB investigations on N8079Q 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 MIA79FKJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKJ53), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 421B (N8079Q), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8079Q.

## Reports on N8079Q not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N8079Q, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19790706018219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706018219A), Jul 6, 1979: Cessna 421 (N8079Q), Montgomery, AL, Substantial damage. PIC gave trainee engine out procedures. Good engine failed,crashed on airport. Duct from turbo came off.

## 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 N8079Q

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8079Q before.

- [Cancelled 1991-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8079Q-1991-08-13): Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, S/N 1324. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Geneva Transport Equip Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GENEVA%20TRANSPORT%20EQUIP%20CORP), [Everett, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Everett)

## Related

- Other Davis Sidney E RANS S-6S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/davis-sidney-e-rans-s-6s/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912ul.md

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