# N56RP: Purvis Ronald E RANS S-7 COURIER, registration cancelled 2001-12-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 5, 2001
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Purvis Ronald E RANS S-7 COURIER](https://openairdocs.org/model/purvis-ronald-e-rans-s-7-courier) (registry code 05616YW)
- Engine: [Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)](https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (registry code 09050)
- Serial number: 1189060
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 26, 1990
- Certificate issued: June 29, 2001
- Last registry action: June 29, 2001
- Mode S code: A72616
- Owner when cancelled: [Philpott Cecil A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILPOTT%20CECIL%20A)
- Location: [Radford, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Radford)
- Physical address: [Huddleston, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Huddleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.1382° N, 80.5508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24142, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56RP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56RP-2001-12-05

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 Purvis Ronald E RANS S-7 COURIER: https://openairdocs.org/model/purvis-ronald-e-rans-s-7-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 NYC01LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA205), Aug 8, 2001: Rans S-7 (N56RP), Sydnorsville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to an engine over-temperature condition, which resulted in a forced landing and subsequent collision with trees.

## 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 20010808022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010808022279A), Aug 8, 2001: N56RP, Rockymount, VA, No damage. (-23) The pilot ground-looped the aircraft on his first takeoff attempt on rwy 090. Witnesses saw him push the aircraft back onto the runway and back taxi to…

## Other aircraft with N56RP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56RP): Peplinski Robert E COZY MARK IV, S/N 865, built 2004

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