# N96DA: 2015 Rans Designs S-7LS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans Designs S-7LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls) (registry code 0690017, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS2](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2) (registry code 55599)
- Serial number: 0914701
- Year built: 2015
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 2018
- Certificate issued: October 7, 2020
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: AD5A19
- Registered owners: [Hegle Marc R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEGLE%20MARC%20R), [Hegle Paul R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEGLE%20PAUL%20R)
- Location: [Loudon, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Loudon)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.7291° N, 84.3590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37774, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96DA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96DA

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 Designs S-7LS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS2)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N96DA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N96DA.

## Reports on N96DA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N96DA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19840408026969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408026969I), Apr 8, 1984: Beech E90 (N96DA), Elko, NV. Copilots inner windshield shattered. Windshield heat was on. Outside air at minus 30 degrees. Outer panel held.

## 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 N96DA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N96DA before.

- [Cancelled 2010-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96DA-2010-09-22): Cessna 501, S/N 501-0176, built 1981. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Skyway Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYWAY%20AERO%20INC), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)

## Related

- Other Rans Designs S-7LS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS2 engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls2.md

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