# N481TJ: 1992 Rans S-5, registration cancelled 2019-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Rans S-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-5) (registry code 05902L9)
- Engine: [Rotax 447](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-447) (registry code 55576)
- Serial number: 92-189
- Year built: 1992
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 20, 2007
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2015
- Last registry action: September 25, 2015
- Mode S code: A5EE02
- Owner when cancelled: [Hardwick David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARDWICK%20DAVID)
- Location: [Walnut Grove, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Walnut%20Grove)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2034° N, 121.6262° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95690, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481TJ
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=481TJ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N481TJ-2019-01-18

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 S-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-5.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 WPR16LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA122), May 23, 2016: Rans S 5 (N481TJ), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of a pinched fuel line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s maneuvering just before landing, which resulted in the airplane…

## 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 20160522025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160522025159A), May 22, 2016: Rans S-5 (N481TJ), Acampo, CA, Substantial damage. On may 23, 2016, pilot in command (PIC), [privacy data omitted] around 8:30 am began his preflight inspection of his aircraft. After insuring the aircraft was…

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