Single-engine piston

N39KB

2012 Homebuilt Rans S-19

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
080800028
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Egg Harbor, WI
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Registration record

N39KB on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Rans S-19
Serial
080800028
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Egg Harbor, WI
Certificate issued
2024-08-18
Airworthiness date
2012-10-17
Registration expires
2031-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A48153
Mode S (octal)
51100523
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-08-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N39KB to the current registrant.
  • 2016-07-06
    Accident at Ephraim, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-10-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008-01-10
    N39KB previously assigned to a Maule M7-235B (s/n 23082C); cancelled.
Overview

About N39KB

N39KB is a 2012 Homebuilt Rans S-19, serial number 080800028. It is registered to an individual in Egg Harbor, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 18, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 17, 2012.

N39KB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2016-07-06 Accident · Ephraim, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN16CA258
Reported aircraft: Boyd Kenneth C Rans S-19
Probable cause: The pilot's decision to continue the landing from an unstabilized approach which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent hard landing.
2007-02-20 Accident · Prescott, AZ Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX07CA091
Reported aircraft: Maule M-7-235B — a different aircraft that carried the N39KB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection, and his failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall/mush during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control, and an in-flight collision with terrain. Factors associated with the accident are snow, wing contamination (snow), and an inadvertent stall.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.