Public Record · As of May 5, 2026
N242K
Rans S-7 COURIER · 2001 View Type →
Status
Registration Valid
Type
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Engine
BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
Last Cert Issue
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Aircraft Resources
01 / Registration
Filed with the Federal Aviation Administration
Every cell below is a literal field from the FAA Aircraft Registry. Click any value to open the FAA registry record for N242K.
Tail Number
N242K
Serial Number
0101298
Make
RANS
Model
S-7 COURIER
Year of Manufacture
2001
Mfr / Model Code
05611Y9
Type Aircraft
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Type Engine
Reciprocating
Engines
1
Seats
2
Engine Manufacturer
BOMBARDIER
Engine Model
ROTAX (ALL)
Horsepower
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Weight Class
CLASS 1
Certification
Experimental (+1 flag) · code 42
Registrant
SHELTON JOSEPH G · Individual
Address
4867 CHRISTY DR · KINGMAN, AZ 86401-1083
FAA Region
4 · County 015
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)
A2384E
Mode S (Octal)
50434116
Kit Manufacturer
RANS INC
Kit Model
S-7 COURIER
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02 / NTSB Records
Events on file with the National Transportation Safety Board
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Feb 19, 2022
Buckeye, Arizona
Airport · BXK Buckeye Municipal Airport
03 / Airworthiness Directives
Applicable to RANS S-7 COURIER
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-7 COURIER in the Atlas
Rans S-7 COURIER type page → — 49 registered · 18 NTSB records
Recent NTSB events · this type
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Jul 12, 2025
Blackfoot, Idaho None
Atlas event → -
Oct 1, 2011
Riley, Kansas Serious
Atlas event → -
Dec 2, 2003
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma None
Atlas event → -
Aug 28, 2001
Fruita, Colorado Minor
Atlas event → -
Jan 24, 1997
INDIANTOWN, Florida Serious
Atlas event →
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06 / Sources & Methodology
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