# Rans S-5

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 059004X, 05902L9
- Manufacturer (registry): RANS INC · RANS
- Model: S-5
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-5

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

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 WPR16LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA122), May 23, 2016: Rans S 5 (N481TJ), Lodi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation as the result of a pinched fuel line. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s maneuvering just before landing, which resulted in 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 20160522025159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160522025159A), May 22, 2016: Rans S-5 (N481TJ), Acampo, CA, Substantial damage. On may 23, 2016, pilot in command (PIC), [privacy data omitted] around 8:30 am began his preflight inspection of his aircraft. After insuring the aircraft was…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Thomas Morse S-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/thomas-morse-s-5): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0761158
- [Jim Sharp Gyrocopter S5](https://openairdocs.org/model/jim-sharp-gyrocopter-s5): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0560247
- [Bensen-Lee S-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bensen-lee-s-5): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 1300717

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