# N981CS: Rans S-14

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-14](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-14) (registry code 0590113, 1 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (registry code 55564)
- Serial number: A122184
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: April 16, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2025
- Expires: September 30, 2032
- Mode S code: ADAF1E
- Registered owner: [Mcbride Terry L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCBRIDE%20TERRY%20L)
- Location: [Guthrie, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Guthrie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.8679° N, 97.4344° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 73044, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=981CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N981CS

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 Rotax 503 model are included.

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

### Matched by airframe (Rans S-14)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 503 series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA229), Jul 1, 2025: Rans S-14 (N981CS), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

## 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.

- [Accident 20250630009039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630009039A), Jun 30, 2025: Rans S-14 (N981CS), Guthrie, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At 2054 local on June 30th an experimental aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances near seward Oklahoma. The aircraft was located approximately 500 feet…

## 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 N981CS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N981CS before.

- [Cancelled 2017-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981CS-2017-04-05): Cessna J182T, S/N J182T00011. Expired dealer. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## Related

- Other Rans S-14 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-14/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 503 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series.md

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