# N88EP: 2025 Eric Neil Paton RANS S-21

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Eric Neil Paton RANS S-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/eric-neil-paton-rans-s-21) (registry code 056427P, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 916 IS A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-a) (registry code 55623)
- Serial number: 12230367
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Designs Inc S-21 OUTBOUND
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 2025
- Certificate issued: June 16, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AC1BEE
- Registered owner: [Paton Eric Neil](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PATON%20ERIC%20NEIL)
- Location: [Pismo Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pismo%20Beach)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1613° N, 120.6544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93449, 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=88EP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88EP

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 (Eric Neil Paton RANS S-21)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 916 IS A)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N88EP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N88EP.

## 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 N88EP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N88EP before.

- [Cancelled 2019-05-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88EP-2019-05-06): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276538, built 1986. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ari Ben Aviator Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARI%20BEN%20AVIATOR%20INC), [Fort Pierce, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Pierce)

## Related

- Other Eric Neil Paton RANS S-21 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/eric-neil-paton-rans-s-21/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 916 IS A engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-916-is-a.md

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