# N116GD: 2017 Gerald Donovan RANS S-16, registration cancelled 2020-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Gerald Donovan RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-donovan-rans-s-16) (registry code 05636EX)
- Engine: [Continental IO-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (registry code 17177)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0101027
- Year built: 2017
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-16 SHEKARI
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 2017
- Certificate issued: May 17, 2017
- Last registry action: May 17, 2017
- Mode S code: A04317
- Owner when cancelled: [Donovan Gerald A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONOVAN%20GERALD%20A)
- Location: [Los Lunas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Los%20Lunas)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.7793° N, 106.7255° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87031, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N116GD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=116GD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N116GD-2020-09-04

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Gerald Donovan RANS S-16: https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-donovan-rans-s-16.md

## 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 GAA17CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA407), Jul 12, 2017: Gerald Donovan Rans S-16 (N116GD), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## 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 20170712009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712009059A), Jul 12, 2017: Gerald Donovan RANS S-16 (N116GD), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. On July 12, 2017, at 0620 MST, a rans S-16 shekari, N116GD, registered to [privacy data omitted] collided with the ground and tall vegitation while attempting…

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