Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
RANS S-7
Fixed Wing Single Engine
Registered
29
Year Range
1987–2023
NTSB Events
6
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered RANS S-7 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- AZ 6.9% 2
- WY 6.9% 2
- TX 6.9% 2
- MT 6.9% 2
- CO 3.4% 1
- KY 3.4% 1
- OK 3.4% 1
- ID 3.4% 1
- AL 3.4% 1
- GA 3.4% 1
+15 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1980s 3.4% 1
- 1990s 51.7% 15
- 2000s 6.9% 2
- 2020s 3.4% 1
- Unknown 34.5% 10
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving RANS S-7 aircraft
6 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 6.
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Jul 30, 2016
N6271XOshkosh, Wisconsin
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 18, 1992
N199KRCHARLESTON, Missouri Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 30, 1985
N27CFSALINA, Utah Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 17, 1985
N21089HAMILTON, Ohio
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 11, 1979
N707EDSEMINOLE, Texas
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 15, 1974
N2MRSNTA MONICA, California Minor
NTSB Docket →
02c / Academic Research
Scholarly work mentioning RANS S-7
Papers and reports across NASA, NTSB, FAA CAMI, AOPA ASI, Embry-Riddle, arXiv, and the broader academic graph that mention this airframe. Title or keyword match — drill into each for full abstract + author list + PDF link.
- NASA NTRS 2019 · Conference Paper
Description and flight performance of two systems for two-segment approach
This paper describes two different avionic systems which were designed and developed to provide guidance and control for two-segment noise abatement approaches.
- NASA NTRS 2013 · Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Effect of Particle Non-Sphericity on Satellite Monitoring of Drifting Volcanic Ash Clouds
Volcanic eruptions loft gases and ash particles into the atmosphere and produce effects that are both short term (aircraft hazards, interference with satellite measurements) and long term (atmospheric…
Browse the full corpus — academia portal ↗
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to RANS S-7
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-7
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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1208Q | CO | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N14LF | AZ | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N17YY | WY | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N199KR | KY | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N21089 | OK | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N27CF | ID | 1998 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2MR | TX | 1991 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N324MD | AL | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N357DK | GA | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N376GS | NV | 2009 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4280U | TX | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N444XS | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N496S | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5061E | MT | 1987 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6172A | MO | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6271X | MT | 1997 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N6526N | NE | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N707ED | KS | 1995 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N7082X | AZ | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7222Y | AK | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N743GS | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N792BS | IN | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N79RT | NH | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N870BW | TN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N912SR | MN | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N930DM | WI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N94572 | NY | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N988YF | WA | 2023 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N98VZ | WY | — | · | 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 →