Single-engine piston

N542TW

2021 Homebuilt Rans Courier S7S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2021
Serial
0216628
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Truckee, CA
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Registration record

N542TW on the FAA register

Type
2021 Homebuilt Rans Courier S7S
Serial
0216628
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Truckee, CA
Certificate issued
2021-04-21
Airworthiness date
2021-05-06
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A6E118
Mode S (octal)
51560430
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Designs Inc S-7S COURIER
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2021-04-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N542TW to the current registrant.
  • 2009-04-29
    N542TW previously assigned to a Lockheed 1329-23E (s/n 5113); cancelled.
Overview

About N542TW

N542TW is a 2021 Homebuilt Rans Courier S7S, serial number 0216628. It is registered to an individual in Truckee, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 21, 2021 and expires on April 30, 2028.

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 May 6, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N542TW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1985-06-28 Accident · Charlotte, NC Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · ATL85FA197
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-42 — a different aircraft that carried the N542TW 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.