# N2117X: Mclaughlin George G RANS S-12 AIRAILE, registration cancelled 1997-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Mclaughlin George G RANS S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mclaughlin-george-g-rans-s-12-airaile) (registry code 05628EU)
- Serial number: 1194530
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1996
- Last registry action: June 6, 1996
- Mode S code: A1C09C
- Owners when cancelled: [Mclaughlin George G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLAUGHLIN%20GEORGE%20G), [Mclaughlin Bernadeen A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCLAUGHLIN%20BERNADEEN%20A)
- Location: [Fort Collins, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Fort%20Collins)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.5222° N, 105.1294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80526, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2117X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2117X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2117X-1997-10-21

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 Mclaughlin George G RANS S-12 AIRAILE: https://openairdocs.org/model/mclaughlin-george-g-rans-s-12-airaile.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 FTW97LA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA237), Jun 27, 1997: Rans S-12 Airaile S-12 (N2117X), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: Attempt by the pilot to fly the aircraft with the center of gravity out of limits. A factor was a disconnected lift strut support cable.

## 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 19970627016089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970627016089A), Jun 27, 1997: Amtr RANSS12 (N2117X), Ft Collins, CO, No damage. Ultralight handglider crashed at FAR end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N2117X

- [Cancelled 2014-05-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2117X-2014-05-21): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10423, built 2006. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Bank Of Utah Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BANK%20OF%20UTAH%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2004-04-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2117X-2004-04-19): Cessna 172R, S/N 17281211, built 2004. Exported to Germany. Owner: [American Aviation Consultants Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AVIATION%20CONSULTANTS%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2117X-undated): Cessna 337, S/N 3370017. Triennial form not returned

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