# N95WL: 1999 Rans S-17

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-17](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-17) (registry code 05902VV, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 0300013
- Year built: 1999
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 2007
- Certificate issued: July 5, 2011
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD344D
- Registered owner: [Nichols Michael H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICHOLS%20MICHAEL%20H)
- Location: [Thompson Falls, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Thompson%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6627° N, 115.2731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59873, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=95WL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N95WL

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 (Rans S-17)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 447)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N95WL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N95WL.

## Reports on N95WL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N95WL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19940526026609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940526026609I), May 26, 1994: Cessna 185E (N95WL), Grand Marais, MN, Minor damage. Fuel exhaustion.

## 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 Rans S-17 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-17/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 447 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447.md

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