# Goodwin James H RANS S-4

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05630AG
- Manufacturer (registry): GOODWIN JAMES H
- Model: RANS S-4
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/goodwin-james-h-rans-s-4

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 NYC97LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA116), Jun 16, 1997: Goodwin Rans S-4 (N495J), Cedar Bluff, VA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the initial takeoff climb which resulted in an inadvertent stall. A related factor was the pilot's lack of familiarity with 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 19970616014019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970616014019A), Jun 16, 1997: Amtr RANSS6 (N495J), Cedar Bluff, VA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Stalled and spun in on climbout. No check out. First flight in type.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Cudaback Ronald M RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/cudaback-ronald-m-rans-s-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560697
- [Harris Isaac G JR RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-isaac-g-jr-rans-s-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617RU
- [Pankuch Peter J RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/pankuch-peter-j-rans-s-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619RP
- [Gallob ART RANS S4](https://openairdocs.org/model/gallob-art-rans-s4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05601PR
- [Smith Walter A JR RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-walter-a-jr-rans-s-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0560386
- [Dougan Richard B RANS S4](https://openairdocs.org/model/dougan-richard-b-rans-s4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05605DT
- [Stump Allan RANS S.4](https://openairdocs.org/model/stump-allan-rans-s-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05609ZO
- [Haynes David RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/haynes-david-rans-s-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05611H3
- [Daily Robert D RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/daily-robert-d-rans-s-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05623G6
- [Steven Lynn Swartwood RANS S-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/steven-lynn-swartwood-rans-s-4): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05641AF

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