Single-engine piston

N42243

2004 Rans S-7S Courier

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2004
Serial
0203337
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Prestons Outfitters LLC (LLC)
Based
Kalispell, MT
Registration record

N42243 on the FAA register

Type
2004 Rans S-7S Courier
Serial
0203337
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Prestons Outfitters LLC
Kalispell, MT
Certificate issued
2023-05-05
Airworthiness date
2015-02-17
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A5060D
Mode S (octal)
51203015
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Inc RANS S7S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N42243 to the current registrant.
  • 2015-02-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2008-09-15
    N42243 previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 4380); cancelled.
  • 2004
    Manufactured (2004).
  • 1971-12-27
    N42243 previously assigned to a Piper J-3 Cub / J3 Cub / L-4 Cub (s/n 14493); cancelled.
Overview

About N42243

N42243 is a 2004 Rans S-7S Courier, serial number 0203337. The FAA register lists Prestons Outfitters LLC as the registrant in Kalispell, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 5, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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 February 17, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42243.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42243.

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.