# Rans Designs S-7LS - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry codes: 0600057, 059035T, 0690017 - Manufacturer (registry): RANS DESIGNS INC - Model: S-7LS - Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine - Category: Airplane - Engines: 1 · 4 cycle - Seats: 2 - Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb - Certification: Light sport - Registered aircraft: 16 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-designs-s-7ls Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all. ## 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 (16) - [N17XG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17XG): [Xcelerated G LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/XCELERATED%20G%20LLC), [Shelley, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Shelley), S/N 0715619 - [N24ED](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24ED): [Ktas LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KTAS%20LLC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York), S/N 0711561 - [N286RD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N286RD): [If Its To Be LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/IF%20ITS%20TO%20BE%20LLC), [Chestertown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Chestertown), built 2008, S/N 0308500 - [N319DB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N319DB): [Tempietto Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEMPIETTO%20INC), [Aptos, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Aptos), built 2016, S/N 1115623 - [N359BW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N359BW): [Otts Monte L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OTTS%20MONTE%20L), [Jacksonville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Jacksonville), built 2015, S/N 1214703 - [N415BW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N415BW): [Foothill Sport Aviation LLC (](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOOTHILL%20SPORT%20AVIATION%20LLC%20(), [Cameron Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cameron%20Park), S/N 0310541 - [N544RS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544RS): [Rls Rental Co Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RLS%20RENTAL%20CO%20INC%20DBA), [Joplin, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Joplin), built 2007, S/N 0907482 - [N551LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N551LM): [Schrage Timothy J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHRAGE%20TIMOTHY%20J), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage), built 2012, S/N 1111568 - [N78VA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78VA): [Sprague David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPRAGUE%20DAVID), [Potterville, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Potterville), built 2015, S/N 0415615 - [N812TC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N812TC): [Rans Designs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANS%20DESIGNS%20INC), [Hays, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Hays), built 2010, S/N 00796-0002 - [N912RD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912RD): [Linden Jeanne M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINDEN%20JEANNE%20M), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford), built 2011, S/N 0310542 - [N913DT](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913DT): [Willey Michael S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLEY%20MICHAEL%20S), [Saint Paul, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Saint%20Paul), built 2015, S/N 0314605 - [N947LD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N947LD): [Klett David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KLETT%20DAVID%20A), [Eden Prairie, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eden%20Prairie), built 2016, S/N 1115622 - [N96DA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96DA): [Hegle Marc R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEGLE%20MARC%20R), [Loudon, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Loudon), built 2015, S/N 0914701 - [N997SJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N997SJ): [Nixon Shannon N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NIXON%20SHANNON%20N), [Baker, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Baker), built 2014, S/N 0414607 - [N998TG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N998TG): [Stolnacke Carl E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STOLNACKE%20CARL%20E), [Granite Bay, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Granite%20Bay), built 2013, S/N 0212574 ## 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 CEN11CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA590), Aug 21, 2011: Rans Designs S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. ## FAA accident and incident reports (3) 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 20230507007279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230507007279I), May 7, 2023: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. The aircraft touched down on runway 13 with a crosswind. Reported winds at the time of the incident were reported 200 degrees at 13 knots. The pilots stated… - [Incident 20210306000849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210306000849I), Mar 6, 2021: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. Pilot stated that after main gear touchdown, a wind gust from the left started to push the airplane to the right, upon correction the plane started to… - [Accident 20110821020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110821020749A), Aug 21, 2011: Rans Designs Inc S-7LS (N544RS), Joplin, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted a 3-point landing on rwy 13 at kjln (dry, level, paved surface). Last reported wind (at 2053Z, or 21 min prior) was from 020 degrees at 4 KTS,… ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Rans S-7LS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-7ls): 9 registered aircraft, registry code 0600011 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.