# N8072U: 1995 Schlitter Randy J RANS S-16 SHEKARI, registration cancelled 2018-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Schlitter Randy J RANS S-16 SHEKARI](https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-j-rans-s-16-shekari) (registry code 05626YP)
- Engine: [Continental IO-240-B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-240-b) (registry code 17177)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E7SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 0295001
- Year built: 1995
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, crew training, market survey
- Airworthiness date: April 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1995
- Last registry action: July 19, 2013
- Mode S code: AAFE8F
- Owner when cancelled: [Schlitter Randy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHLITTER%20RANDY%20J)
- Location: [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8736° N, 99.3409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67601, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8072U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8072U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8072U-2018-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Schlitter Randy J RANS S-16 SHEKARI: https://openairdocs.org/model/schlitter-randy-j-rans-s-16-shekari.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19980416028059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980416028059I), Apr 16, 1998: Amtr RANSS16 (N8072U), Boonville, AR. On 4/16/98 at 1030 CST, a amateur built aircraft, N8072U, model rans 160F16, operated by randy j. schlitter, lost experimental wood propeller, during cruise,…

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