# N25TX: 2005 Abbott William Arthur JR RANS S-7S COURIER, registration cancelled 2020-08-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 2, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Abbott William Arthur JR RANS S-7S COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/abbott-william-arthur-jr-rans-s-7s-courier) (registry code 056195C)
- Engine: [Rotax SEE BOMBADIER](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-see-bombadier) (registry code 55555)
- Serial number: 0304369
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S-7 COURIER
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 11, 2005
- Last registry action: April 26, 2019
- Mode S code: A256E4
- Location: [Kingsland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Kingsland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6563° N, 98.4555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78639, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25TX
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25TX
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25TX-2020-08-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Abbott William Arthur JR RANS S-7S COURIER: https://openairdocs.org/model/abbott-william-arthur-jr-rans-s-7s-courier.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 CEN19FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19FA122), Apr 21, 2019: Rans S7 (N25TX), Kingsland, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during a steep climb after takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and spin into terrain.

## 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 20190421003229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421003229A), Apr 21, 2019: Abbott William Arthur Jr RANS S-7S COURIER (N25TX), Kingsland, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Aircraft took of from 44TE at Kingsland,Texas at 0921 am. Witness stated the pilot was going to perform an high performance take off. Pilot weighed 240 lbs,…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.