Single-engine piston

N8079Q

1999 Homebuilt Rans S-6S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1999
Serial
11971186
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sweetwater, TN
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Registration record

N8079Q on the FAA register

Type
1999 Homebuilt Rans S-6S
Serial
11971186
Engines
Rotax 912UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sweetwater, TN
Certificate issued
2024-05-21
Airworthiness date
2026-07-15
Registration expires
2031-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AAFF80
Mode S (octal)
52577600
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Inc S-6S
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2024-05-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N8079Q to the current registrant.
  • 1999
    Manufactured (1999).
  • 1991-08-13
    N8079Q previously assigned to a Robinson R22 BETA II Piston Helicopters / R22 BETA Piston Helicopters / R22B Piston Helicopters (s/n 1324); cancelled.
Overview

About N8079Q

N8079Q is a 1999 Homebuilt Rans S-6S, serial number 11971186. It is registered to an individual in Sweetwater, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 21, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 15, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8079Q. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-03-16 Accident · Paso Robles, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX90LA119
Reported aircraft: Robinson R22 — a different aircraft that carried the N8079Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE DUAL STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN PROPER ROTOR/ENGINE POWER AND TO RELINQUISH THE THROTTLE CONTROL WHEN THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THE POWER.
1979-07-06 Accident · Montgomery,Al, 01 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 2049
Reported aircraft: Cessna 421B — a different aircraft that carried the N8079Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: LOCKING NUT ON DUCT CLAMP,NO SELF LOCK ABILITY.

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.