# Gerald Donovan RANS S-16

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05636EX
- Manufacturer (registry): GERALD DONOVAN
- Model: RANS S-16
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-donovan-rans-s-16

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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 GAA17CA407](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA407), Jul 12, 2017: Gerald Donovan Rans S-16 (N116GD), Los Lunas, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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 20170712009059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170712009059A), Jul 12, 2017: Gerald Donovan RANS S-16 (N116GD), Los Lunas, NM, Substantial damage. On July 12, 2017, at 0620 MST, a rans S-16 shekari, N116GD, registered to [privacy data omitted] collided with the ground and tall vegitation while attempting…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Peterson Harry J RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-harry-j-rans-s-16): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609OB
- [Woodward Chris RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/woodward-chris-rans-s-16): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561016
- [Clifford Eric Scott RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/clifford-eric-scott-rans-s-16): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611SY
- [Snyder Dan RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-dan-rans-s-16): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056131E
- [David E Harms RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-e-harms-rans-s-16): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637J0
- [Christian Michael J RANS S-16](https://openairdocs.org/model/christian-michael-j-rans-s-16): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05621SS

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