# Rans S12XL

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 05901OT, 0590220
- Manufacturer (registry): RANS · RANS AIRCRAFT
- Model: S12XL
- 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: 2
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s12xl

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 (2)

- [N166LS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N166LS): [Gonzalez Jorge](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GONZALEZ%20JORGE), [Cicero, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Cicero), built 2005, S/N 02020942
- [N259K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259K): [Vital Patrick G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VITAL%20PATRICK%20G), [Seguin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seguin), S/N RANS13579

## 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 NYC08CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA147), Mar 21, 2008: Rans S12XL (N166LS), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the fuel line, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## 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 20080321836739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080321836739A), Mar 21, 2008: Amtr RANSS12XL (N166LS), Wauchula, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 21, 2008, at 1315 EDT, a rans S12XL, N166LS, registered to a [privacy data omitted] landed in a grass area at Wauchula airport. Visual…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Rans S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl): 5 registered aircraft, registry code 05901DF
- [Rans S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl): 4 registered aircraft, registry code 059012N
- [Labarreare Chuck S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/labarreare-chuck-s-12xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606OY
- [Fern Duane B S12-XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/fern-duane-b-s12-xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0560765
- [Johnson Richard S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-richard-s-12xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610WB
- [Larry Scheffler S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/larry-scheffler-s-12xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635PH
- [Rans S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0590138
- [Rans S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05903I8
- [Harris Isaac G JR S-12 XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/harris-isaac-g-jr-s-12-xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05603K8
- [Williams Lowery O S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/williams-lowery-o-s-12xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05606KY
- [Shouse Lewis S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/shouse-lewis-s-12xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05607SS
- [Noah Georg S12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/noah-georg-s12xl): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 0561061

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