# Rans S-12 AIRAILE

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05902TK, 05904CY, 05626AS, 0590011, 05903ZP
- Manufacturer (registry): RANS · RANS INC
- Model: S-12 AIRAILE
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 2 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12-airaile

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 (5)

- [N2757A](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2757A): [Kadel David A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KADEL%20DAVID%20A), [Randall, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Randall), S/N 0494491
- [N3968V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3968V): [Enns Danny](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ENNS%20DANNY), [Whiteface, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Whiteface), built 1995, S/N 1091136-0394
- [N6109D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6109D): [Greenwall Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREENWALL%20DONALD%20W), [Pocahontas, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Pocahontas), built 1992, S/N 1092312
- [N8020U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020U): [Johnson Joel T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20JOEL%20T), [Le Mars, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Le%20Mars), built 1997, S/N 11950669
- [N930B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N930B): [Behlmann Ralph T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BEHLMANN%20RALPH%20T), [Brenham, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Brenham), S/N 0292175

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 CEN25FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA339), Aug 25, 2025: Rans S-12 Airaile (N2757A), Concordia, KS, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing
- [NTSB MIA94LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94LA213), Sep 18, 1994: Rans S-12 Airaile (N4123N), Clearwater, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20250824015059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824015059A), Aug 24, 2025: Rans S-12 AIRAILE (N2757A), Concordia, KS, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On October 24, 2025, at 17:24 local time the ran S12 aircraft departed Blosser Municipal Airport on runway 36. Two minutes after departure (17:26L) at…
- [Accident 19940918028119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940918028119A), Sep 18, 1994: Amtr RANSS12 (N4123N), Clearwater, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Observed slow on climb. Engine missing stall spin into a tree and burn. Total destruction. Pilot died 6 days later.

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Parsons Stephen R S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/parsons-stephen-r-s-12-airaile): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056222K
- [Lamb Sl/Lamb L J S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-sl-lamb-l-j-s-12-airaile): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05624UK
- [Mike Nuechter S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/mike-nuechter-s-12-airaile): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056317D
- [Rans/Hill Robert C S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-hill-robert-c-s-12-airaile): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05904WM
- [Lamb Thomas T S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/lamb-thomas-t-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056044K
- [Hedderly Richard C S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/hedderly-richard-c-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056187V
- [Robinson Chester R S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-chester-r-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05618NL
- [Farnham Sherwood Orrin S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/farnham-sherwood-orrin-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056225Y
- [Winkleman Thomas L S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/winkleman-thomas-l-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05623BR
- [Pride Scott B S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/pride-scott-b-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05623XX
- [Bernhardt Ronald R S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/bernhardt-ronald-r-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05624C2
- [Fleming Matthew Marcus S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/fleming-matthew-marcus-s-12-airaile): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05625BR

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