# N1173R: 1995 Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6 SUPER, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6 SUPER](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-6-super) (registry code 05604DW)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 06951000
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 18, 1997
- Last registry action: July 11, 2001
- Mode S code: A04905
- Location: [Superior, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Superior)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0667° N, 98.0975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68978, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1173R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1173R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1173R-2013-05-09

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Rans Employee Flying Club RANS S-6 SUPER: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-employee-flying-club-rans-s-6-super.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 MIA02LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA014), Oct 28, 2001: Rans S-6 (N1173R), Wyatte, MS, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, and subsequent impact with trees, while at a low altitude.

## 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 20011029029899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011029029899A), Oct 29, 2001: Amtr RANSS6SUPER (N1173R), Wyatte, MS, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (.4) Witnesses stated the aircraft was in level flight at a low altitude, a they heard the engine sputtering. The airplane turned left, flew over tree line,…

## Other aircraft with N1173R

- [Cancelled 1991-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1173R-1991-05-21): Raven Industries RX6, S/N RX6229. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Arras Industries Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARRAS%20INDUSTRIES%20INC%20DBA), [Redmond, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Redmond)

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