# Rans S-6S

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05901GL, 05902CS
- Manufacturer (registry): RANS INC · RANS AIRCRAFT
- Model: S-6S
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Light sport
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-6s

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 (1)

- [N335BK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335BK): [Thornton James A Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THORNTON%20JAMES%20A%20TRUSTEE), [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence), built 2006, S/N 01061725

## 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 WPR14CA352](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA352), Aug 22, 2014: Rans S 6S (N171CT), Rigby, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's failure to intervene and apply corrective flight…

## 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 20140822015979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140822015979A), Aug 22, 2014: Rans Aircraft S-6S (N171CT), Rigsby, ID, Substantial damage. Student[privacy data omitted] of aircraft was receiving flight instruction. Student pilot certificate was expired and CFI was the PIC. Initiated touch & gos on…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Rans S6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s6s): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056199V
- [Olson Perry D S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/olson-perry-d-s-6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603XT
- [Myers Dallas S6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/myers-dallas-s6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610YG
- [Brown John S6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/brown-john-s6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611KP
- [Wagner Mark S-6-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/wagner-mark-s-6-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056130D
- [Ruble Randy S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/ruble-randy-s-6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620O3
- [Bowman Andrew H S-6-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/bowman-andrew-h-s-6-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05621TO
- [Fred Bryant S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/fred-bryant-s-6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05631I2
- [Rocky Mountain Kitplanes S-6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rocky-mountain-kitplanes-s-6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05901FT
- [Rans S6-S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s6-s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903FK
- [Rans S6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s6s): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903VN
- [Gordon Theodore J S6S](https://openairdocs.org/model/gordon-theodore-j-s6s): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05617HP

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