# N448CH: 1999 Heyn Russell RANS S-6, registration cancelled 2012-11-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Heyn Russell RANS S-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/heyn-russell-rans-s-6) (registry code 05607OJ)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 03991308
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Rans Inc S6
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1999
- Last registry action: February 20, 2002
- Mode S code: A5688F
- Location: [Concord, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Concord)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4133° N, 80.6755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 28027, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N448CH
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=448CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N448CH-2012-11-27

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 Heyn Russell RANS S-6: https://openairdocs.org/model/heyn-russell-rans-s-6.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 MIA01LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA147), May 30, 2001: Russell Heyn Rans S-6 (N448CH), Swainsboro, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to properly compensate for a crosswind and for gusty conditions during takeoff/initial climb, which resulted in an inflight loss of control and collision with the ground.

## 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 20010530011669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010530011669A), May 30, 2001: Amtr RANSS6 (N448CH), Swainsboro, GA, No damage. (-23)PIC departed a grass strip of bill mixon's at about 345PM, the wind was at a right quartering head wind of some 10 to 12 mph. He lifted off and began to…

## Other aircraft with N448CH

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N448CH): Eurocopter Deutschland MBB-BK 117 C-2, S/N 9448, built 2011

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