Single-engine piston

N48976

1991 Homebuilt Rans S-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1991
Serial
0490008
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Armada, MI
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Registration record

N48976 on the FAA register

Type
1991 Homebuilt Rans S-12
Serial
0490008
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Armada, MI
Certificate issued
1990-09-11
Airworthiness date
1991-04-09
Registration expires
2028-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A60D74
Mode S (octal)
51406564
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1991-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1990-09-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N48976 to the current registrant.
  • 1949-01-12
    N48976 previously assigned to a Ryan PT-22 (s/n 1704); cancelled.
Overview

About N48976

N48976 is a 1991 Homebuilt Rans S-12, serial number 0490008. It is registered to an individual in Armada, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 11, 1990 and expires on July 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 9, 1991.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N48976. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1980-06-27 Accident · Gage,Ok, 36 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1717
Reported aircraft: Cessna 152 — a different aircraft that carried the N48976 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ON BOARD.WND GSTG 30KTS.

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.