Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
RANS S-2B
Fixed Wing Single Engine · LYCOMING AEIO-540 SER
Registered
28
Year Range
1983–1992
NTSB Events
8
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered RANS S-2B aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- CA 18.5% 5
- PA 7.4% 2
- WY 7.4% 2
- TX 7.4% 2
- VA 7.4% 2
- WI 3.7% 1
- AZ 3.7% 1
- NC 3.7% 1
- FL 3.7% 1
- NY 3.7% 1
+9 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 53.6% 15
- 1990s 3.6% 1
- Unknown 42.9% 12
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving RANS S-2B aircraft
8 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 8.
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Jun 20, 2025
N79AVBroadway, North Carolina Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 25, 2009
N300FAWoodbine, New Jersey Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 28, 2001
N203MCPlainview, Texas Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 11, 1999
N50ALSALINAS, California
NTSB Docket → -
Apr 1, 1996
N84PSLONGMONT, Colorado Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 24, 1995
N49335SPOKANE, Washington
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 7, 1993
N12QWHILLSBORO, Maryland Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 3, 1990
N25CHLAS VEGAS, Nevada
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to RANS S-2B
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for RANS S-2B
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 28 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N105JP | WI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N12QW | AZ | 1984 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1AN | NC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N203MC | FL | 1984 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N25CH | CA | 1986 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N260EF | NY | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N260EJ | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N260KA | WA | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N260PW | PA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N300FA | MN | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N300WD | GA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N49335 | MT | 1986 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N50AL | ID | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N5327C | IL | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5329G | WY | 1984 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5344J | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5349X | AL | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5352E | OR | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N53LM | VA | 1983 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6025L | CA | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N603SB | UT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N60JL | TX | 1985 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N79AV | — | 1986 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N80AS | CA | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N84PS | WY | 1983 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N87WY | VA | 1986 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N97TJ | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N99JP | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Partial
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →