Single-engine piston

N8KS

Homebuilt Rans S-6S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
0594622
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
East Wenatchee, WA
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Registration record

N8KS on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Rans S-6S
Serial
0594622
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
East Wenatchee, WA
Certificate issued
2025-02-14
Airworthiness date
1994-12-09
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AADE1D
Mode S (octal)
52557035
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N8KS to the current registrant.
  • 1994-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1992-06-19
    N8KS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Ventus A/16.6 (s/n 325); cancelled.
  • 1981-08-10
    N8KS previously assigned to a Schleicher ASW-20 (s/n 20428); cancelled.
Overview

About N8KS

N8KS is a Homebuilt Rans S-6S, serial number 0594622. It is registered to co-owners in East Wenatchee, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 December 9, 1994.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8KS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-05-31 Accident · Tucson, AZ Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX92LA225
Reported aircraft: Schempp-Hirth Ventus A/16.6 — a different aircraft that carried the N8KS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE INFLIGHT DISCONNECTION OF THE RIGHT AILERON 'OTELLIER COUPLER FITTING DUE TO LUBRICANTS ON THE COUPLER SLIDE LOCK PLATE, AND THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER MANUFACTURER TO INCLUDE APPROPRIATE PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION IN THE MAINTENANCE AND/OR FLIGHT MANUAL. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE FAILURE OF THE GLIDER AND FITTING MANUFACTURERS TO MANDATE FAIL/SAFE DEVICES FOR THE COUPLER FITTING, AND THE DESIGN OF THE GLIDER REGARDING THE FACILITATION OF THE COUPLER CONNECTIONS DURING THE GLIDER ASSEMBLY PROCESS.

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.