Single-engine piston

N981CS

Homebuilt S-14

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
—
Serial
A122184
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Guthrie, OK
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Registration record

N981CS on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt S-14
Serial
A122184
Engines
Rotax 503 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Guthrie, OK
Certificate issued
2025-09-15
Airworthiness date
2007-04-16
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ADAF1E
Mode S (octal)
53327436
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N981CS to the current registrant.
  • 2025-07-01
    Accident at Guthrie, OK; damage: substantial.
  • 2017-04-05
    N981CS previously assigned to a Cessna J182T (s/n J182T00011); cancelled.
  • 2007-04-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N981CS

N981CS is a Homebuilt S-14, serial number A122184. It is registered to an individual in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 15, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 503 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated April 16, 2007.

N981CS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-07-01 Accident · Guthrie, OK Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · CEN25LA229
Reported aircraft: Rans S-14
Preliminary report: On June 30, 2025, about 2054 central daylight time, a Rans S-14 airplane, N981CS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Guthrie, Oklahoma. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness reported that he told the non-certificated pilot that he was not allowed to fly the airplane and that he was only supposed to taxi the airplane. About 2015 the non-certificated pilot began to practice taxiing the airplane on the private airstrip. The witnesses stated that about 39 minutes had passed, and he no longer heard the airplane. Witnesses and several others began to…
NTSB report ↗

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.