# N171TH: 1997 Rans RANS S12XL, registration cancelled 2020-01-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 31, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rans RANS S12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-rans-s12xl) (registry code 05902QI)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 07960732-2
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: June 12, 2007
- Certificate issued: October 19, 2016
- Last registry action: October 19, 2016
- Mode S code: A11E95
- Owner when cancelled: [Carter Ken J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTER%20KEN%20J)
- Location: [Columbus, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Columbus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4522° N, 97.3948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68601, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N171TH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=171TH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N171TH-2020-01-31

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 Rans RANS S12XL: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-rans-s12xl.md

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