# N272T: 1997 Smith Ken S RANS S-7, registration cancelled 2013-02-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Smith Ken S RANS S-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-ken-s-rans-s-7) (registry code 05604IM)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 0496184
- Year built: 1997
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 1998
- Certificate issued: December 10, 2002
- Last registry action: December 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A2AF93
- Owner when cancelled: [Palm Keith A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALM%20KEITH%20A)
- Location: [Baudette, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Baudette)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.5969° N, 94.6007° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56623, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272T
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=272T
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272T-2013-02-07

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 Smith Ken S RANS S-7: https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-ken-s-rans-s-7.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 CHI03LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA117), Apr 26, 2003: Smith Rans S-7 (N272T), Baudette, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall. A contributing factor was the low altitude maneuver by the student pilot.

## 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 20030426007179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030426007179A), Apr 26, 2003: Amtr RANSS7 (N272T), Baudette, MN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Former student pilot flying very low over relatives home, tree top level, entered very steep bank to the left and appears to have experienced an…

## Other aircraft with N272T

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272T): Staudacher S-300D2, S/N 21, built 1995
- [Cancelled 1965-05-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N272T-1965-05-18): Piper PA-18 105, S/N 18-2386. Owner: [Civil Air Patrol Inc Indiana Wing](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC%20INDIANA%20WING), [Indianapolis, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Indianapolis)

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