Single-engine piston

N78VA

2015 Rans Designs S-7LS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
0415615
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Potterville, MI
Registration record

N78VA on the FAA register

Type
2015 Rans Designs S-7LS
Serial
0415615
Engines
Rotax 914UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Potterville, MI
Certificate issued
2016-05-13
Airworthiness date
2016-03-12
Registration expires
2029-05-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
AA9009
Mode S (octal)
52510011
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N78VA to the current registrant.
  • 2016-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2015
    Manufactured (2015).
  • 2005-03-07
    N78VA previously assigned to a Dehavilland Beaver U-6A (s/n 55-4595); cancelled.
Overview

About N78VA

N78VA is a 2015 Rans Designs S-7LS, serial number 0415615. It is registered to an individual in Potterville, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2016 and expires on May 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 914UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated March 12, 2016.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N78VA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N78VA.

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.