# Jackson Letts RANS S7S

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056405T
- Manufacturer (registry): JACKSON LETTS
- Model: RANS S7S
- 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: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/jackson-letts-rans-s7s

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)

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## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N8932L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8932L): [Letts Jackson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETTS%20JACKSON), [Kansas City, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Kansas%20City), built 2022, S/N 0318630

## 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 CEN23LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA184), May 13, 2023: Rans S7 (N8932L), Gardner, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover.

## 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 20230513016799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230513016799A), May 13, 2023: Jackson Letts RANS S7S (N8932L), Gardner, KS, Destroyed. On 05/13/2023 at approximately 15:40 local time, during takeoff roll, the aircraft rotated at a slower than normal airspeed and entered an apparent stall at…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Rocky Mountain Kitplanes RANS S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rocky-mountain-kitplanes-rans-s-7s): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05617RD
- [Beckley Chet RANS S7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beckley-chet-rans-s7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615G2
- [Pierson David RANS S7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/pierson-david-rans-s7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05615N1
- [Chase John D RANS S7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/chase-john-d-rans-s7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056163G
- [Krotje Benjamin RANS S7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/krotje-benjamin-rans-s7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056175O
- [Suter Brian RANS S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/suter-brian-rans-s-7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617OB
- [Fallos Charles L RANS S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/fallos-charles-l-rans-s-7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617U8
- [Chafin Gary S RANS S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/chafin-gary-s-rans-s-7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618FO
- [Wells Joel Alan RANS S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/wells-joel-alan-rans-s-7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618PP
- [Forbush Kevin M RANS S7-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/forbush-kevin-m-rans-s7-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618PV
- [Norris RANS S7-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/norris-rans-s7-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619OS
- [Garratt Carol ANN RANS S-7S](https://openairdocs.org/model/garratt-carol-ann-rans-s-7s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619WR

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