# N969R: 2025 Laroche Rick R RANS S-21

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Laroche Rick R RANS S-21](https://openairdocs.org/model/laroche-rick-r-rans-s-21) (registry code 056428C, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Continental IOX340 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iox340-series) (registry code 17490)
- Serial number: 01210156
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Designs Inc S-21 OUTBOUND
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 2025
- Certificate issued: June 27, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: AD7F0C
- Registered owner: [Laroche Rick R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAROCHE%20RICK%20R)
- Location: [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7806° N, 119.9138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89508, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=969R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969R

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. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Continental IOX340 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Laroche Rick R RANS S-21)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Continental IOX340 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N969R.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N969R.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N969R not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N969R, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 2025FA0000360](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2025FA0000360), May 16, 2025: RIVET. FAILED. CARB AIRBOX BUTTERFLY VALVE ATTACHMENT TO ACTUATING SHAFT FAILED BY POORLY SHOT RIVET PULLING THROUGH THE BRACKET HOLE ON RIGHT SIDE. LEFT SIDE RIVET IS LOOSE A

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N969R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N969R before.

- [Cancelled 2011-06-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969R-2011-06-30): Stemme S10-VT, S/N 11-020, built 1998. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Moser Rick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOSER%20RICK), [Hiawassee, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Hiawassee)

## Related

- Other Laroche Rick R RANS S-21 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/laroche-rick-r-rans-s-21/aircraft.md
- The Continental IOX340 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-iox340-series.md

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