# Richard B Barnes RANS S-20

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056396K
- Manufacturer (registry): RICHARD B BARNES
- Model: RANS S-20
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-b-barnes-rans-s-20

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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## 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 WPR22LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA307), Aug 16, 2022: Rans S20 (N578CR), Bountiful, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent loss of airplane control during a go-around when the airplane stalled and collided with the ground.

## 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 20220816014929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220816014929A), Aug 16, 2022: Richard B Barnes RANS S-20 (N578CR), Wood Cross, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted landing at btf, aircraft bounced and pilot attempted to perform a go around. Pilot gave full throttle with 20 degrees of flaps as he raised the…
- [Incident 20211112022559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211112022559I), Nov 12, 2021: Richard B Barnes RANS S-20 (N578CR), Woods Cross, UT, Minor damage. The airman was conducting phase I flights on an experimental aircraft he had recently built. After the 4th touch and go, he attempted to exit the runway onto…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Perry D Olson RANS S20](https://openairdocs.org/model/perry-d-olson-rans-s20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633U8
- [Donald P Hall / Sharon M Hall RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/donald-p-hall-sharon-m-hall-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634IZ
- [John T Scott RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-t-scott-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634UO
- [Sam B Kite JR RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/sam-b-kite-jr-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05634XG
- [Glenn Clayton Mathis JR RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/glenn-clayton-mathis-jr-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056350O
- [Markt R Paul Trustee RANS S20](https://openairdocs.org/model/markt-r-paul-trustee-rans-s20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635FQ
- [Johnny Shane Brown RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnny-shane-brown-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635N3
- [Lewis F Brown RANS S20](https://openairdocs.org/model/lewis-f-brown-rans-s20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635SO
- [Jeffrey A Nailor RANS S20](https://openairdocs.org/model/jeffrey-a-nailor-rans-s20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635UO
- [Marshman Glen D RANS S20](https://openairdocs.org/model/marshman-glen-d-rans-s20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05636ZE
- [Tollefson Timothy J RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/tollefson-timothy-j-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056371G
- [Patton Bruce H RANS S-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/patton-bruce-h-rans-s-20): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056377H

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