Single-engine piston

N4118T

2005 Homebuilt Rans S-16 Shekari

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2005
Serial
0101026
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vassar, MI
Registration record

N4118T on the FAA register

Type
2005 Homebuilt Rans S-16 Shekari
Serial
0101026
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vassar, MI
Certificate issued
2005-04-08
Airworthiness date
2005-08-06
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A4DB59
Mode S (octal)
51155531
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Inc S-16 SHEKARI
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-08-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2005-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N4118T to the current registrant.
  • 2001-04-26
    N4118T previously assigned to a Piper Archer II / Archer LX / Archer TX (s/n 2843172); cancelled.
  • 1997-04-29
    N4118T previously assigned to a Cessna 320D (s/n 320D0018); cancelled.
Overview

About N4118T

N4118T is a 2005 Homebuilt Rans S-16 Shekari, serial number 0101026. It is registered to an individual in Vassar, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2005 and expires on February 28, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 6, 2005.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N4118T. 3 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-09-28 Accident · Ambler,Pa, 38 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3734
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320D — a different aircraft that carried the N4118T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: TER GND OBSVR INDCTD GR DWN.R GR COLLAPSED.
1966-12-30 Accident · Morristown Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4222
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320D — a different aircraft that carried the N4118T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: EQUENT LANDING AT MORRISTOWN,NJ.SUN AND HAZE.
1966-03-02 Accident · Morristown Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0317
Reported aircraft: Cessna 320D — a different aircraft that carried the N4118T registration before this airframe.

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.