Single-engine piston

N502CW

2007 Homebuilt Rans S-6S

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2007
Serial
08051681
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Elizabethtown, PA
Registration record

N502CW on the FAA register

Type
2007 Homebuilt Rans S-6S
Serial
08051681
Engines
Rotax 912S
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Elizabethtown, PA
Certificate issued
2023-04-24
Airworthiness date
2007-10-13
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A641A5
Mode S (octal)
51440645
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Inc S-6S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-04-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N502CW.
  • 2014-08-04
    Accident at New Berlin, PA; damage: substantial.
  • 2007-10-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N502CW

N502CW is a 2007 Homebuilt Rans S-6S, serial number 08051681. It is registered to an individual in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 24, 2023 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912S engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated October 13, 2007.

N502CW has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-08-04 Accident · New Berlin, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA14CA385
Reported aircraft: Cote James Rans S 6S
Probable cause: The passenger's inadvertent interference with the rudder controls during the takeoff.

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.