# N8KS: Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-s-rans-s-6s) (registry code 05626AM, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0594622
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1994
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2025
- Expires: February 29, 2032
- Mode S code: AADE1D
- Registered owners: [Lavergne Matthew](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAVERGNE%20MATTHEW), [Rantz Randy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANTZ%20RANDY)
- Location: [East Wenatchee, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/East%20Wenatchee)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.4919° N, 120.1637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98802, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8KS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8KS

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 (Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S)

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8KS.

## 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 20150626010099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150626010099I), Jun 26, 2015: Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S (N8KS), Cashmere, WA, Minor damage. Pilot was on third flight of the morning when the engine began to run rough and subsequently quit. Pilot turned back towards Cashmere, WA airport and, when the…

## 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 N8KS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8KS before.

- [Cancelled 1992-06-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8KS-1992-06-19): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS A/16.6, S/N 325. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Cundiff Roy S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CUNDIFF%20ROY%20S), [Long Beach, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Long%20Beach)
- [Cancelled 1981-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8KS-1981-08-10): Schleicher ASW-20, S/N 20428. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Striedieck Karl H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRIEDIECK%20KARL%20H), [Vestal, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Vestal)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8KS-undated): Smith Ken EIPPER MX II, S/N 1658. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## Related

- Other Smith Kenneth S RANS S-6S aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-kenneth-s-rans-s-6s/aircraft.md
- The Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all.md

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