# N8157Q: Mcnicholas William E RANS S12 AIRAILE, registration cancelled 2013-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Mcnicholas William E RANS S12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcnicholas-william-e-rans-s12-airaile) (registry code 05610Q9)
- Serial number: 0194470
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Rans Inc S-12 AIRAILE
- Certificate issued: October 11, 2007
- Last registry action: October 11, 2007
- Mode S code: AB1F4B
- Owner when cancelled: [Hill Robert C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILL%20ROBERT%20C)
- Location: [Fort Washington, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Fort%20Washington)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.7459° N, 76.9833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20744, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8157Q
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8157Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157Q-2013-05-06

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 Mcnicholas William E RANS S12 AIRAILE: https://openairdocs.org/model/mcnicholas-william-e-rans-s12-airaile.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 ATL07CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA107), Aug 25, 2007: McNicholas S-12 (N8157Q), Cambridge, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The non certificated pilot's failure to remove the control lock prior to taxi and takeoff.

## 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 20070825830559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070825830559A), Aug 25, 2007: Amtr RANSS12AIRLE (N8157Q), Cambridge, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft took off on runway 16 in cge and immediately climbed at a steep angle. At an altitude of about 30 to 50 feet the aircraft rolled to the left and…

## Other aircraft with N8157Q

- [Cancelled 2002-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8157Q-2002-04-29): Cessna 310Q, S/N 310Q0628, built 1972. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [J&M Services Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%26M%20SERVICES%20INC%20DBA), [Tell City, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Tell%20City)

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