# N988W: Soucy Dana RANS S-12XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Soucy Dana RANS S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/soucy-dana-rans-s-12xl) (registry code 05617WX, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 03030965
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-12 XL AIRAILE
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: August 24, 2004
- Certificate issued: October 17, 2023
- Expires: October 31, 2030
- Mode S code: ADCAD0
- Registered owner: [Manhart Lawrence E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANHART%20LAWRENCE%20E)
- Location: [Quinter, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Quinter)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.9948° N, 100.2329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67752, 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=988W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N988W

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 (Soucy Dana RANS S-12XL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax SEE BOMBADIER)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N988W.

## NTSB investigations on N988W not matched to an aircraft (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 MKC68A0061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0061-110541), Apr 20, 1968: Beech 65-80 (N988W), Columbia, MO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N988W.

## 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 Soucy Dana RANS S-12XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/soucy-dana-rans-s-12xl/aircraft.md
- The Rotax SEE BOMBADIER engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier.md

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