Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N161A
Rans S-6S · 2010 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Engine
JABIRU 2200
Last Cert Issue
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01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
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Tail Number
N161A
Serial Number
03011409
Make
RANS
Model
S-6S
Year of Manufacture
2010
Mfr / Model Code
05629R2
Type Aircraft
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Type Engine
4-Cycle
Engines
1
Seats
2
Engine Manufacturer
JABIRU
Engine Model
2200
Horsepower
85 hp
Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Experimental (+1 flag) · code 42
Registrant
OSTERHUS DOUGLAS · Individual
Address
24 VIEW LN · DEXTER, ME 04930-2285
FAA Region
Eastern · County 019
Status
Registration Valid
Airworthiness Date
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Cert Issue Date
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Expiration Date
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Last FAA Action
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Mode S Hex (ICAO24)
A0F565
Mode S (Octal)
50172545
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to RANS S-6S
Federal Aviation Administration airworthiness directives matched to make and model. Each entry links to the Federal Register publication.
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Service Difficulty Reports
FAA SDR filings
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05 / Related
More on Rans S-6S in the Atlas
Rans S-6S type page → — 52 registered · 11 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Aug 19, 2018
Painton, Missouri Minor
Atlas event → -
Aug 4, 2014
New Berlin, Pennsylvania None
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Jul 30, 2011
Huntington, West Virginia Serious
Atlas event → -
Nov 17, 2010
St. Cloud, Minnesota None
Atlas event → -
May 31, 1992
TUCSON, Arizona Serious
Atlas event →
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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