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Models · Rans Inc · Piston singles · data as of October 30, 2026

Rans Inc S-7

11 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2000 to 2009; half of them date from 2007 or earlier. Pennsylvania has the most (2). 9% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Rans Inc S-7: American light aircraft
Photo: FlugKerl2, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Rans S-7 Courier on Wikipedia

About the S-7 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 engine
Common engines
Rotax 912Uls Series (6), Bombardier Rotax (All) (4), Rotax 912S (1)
Seats
2
Built of
steel tube and fabric
Maker on the register
Rans Inc
Registered
earliest certificate May 8, 2007; newest May 24, 2024

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual873%
Co-owned218%
LLC19%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
S-7LS92000 to 200981.8%
S-7S22007 to 200818.2%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

025810102000
By decade built, as a table
aircraft
200010

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20121
20191
20213
20231
20241

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid1091%
Canceled19%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Light sport873%
Experimental327%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

N91Qs LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
N91Qs LLC1

Accident history NTSB records · 0 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

No NTSB accident or incident records match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How models compare: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Rans Inc S-7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

11 as of October 30, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Rans Inc S-7s?

Pennsylvania, with 2.

Who owns the Rans Inc S-7?

9% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Rans Inc S-7s on the register built?

Between 2000 and 2009; half of them in 2007 or earlier.

What is the Rans Inc S-7 made of?

The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

What the FAA has certified, ordered and been told about the Rans Inc S-7 the component layer

The fuselage is a welded steel-tube frame covered in fabric, with metal or wooden wing spars under fabric-covered wings; the fabric is replaced every few decades. The design is held under 1 type certificate (A00011WI, held by Rans INC.). No FAA order in the current files names this model.

Certificates and bulletins

A00011WIType certificate held by Rans INC. · 1 model listed · revised September 14, 2001

Sources: the FAA's type certificate data sheets, airworthiness directives, supplemental type certificates, special conditions and special airworthiness information bulletins (Dynamic Regulatory System), and the FAA's service difficulty reports. A failure report is what an operator or repair station chose to file; the counts show reporting as much as reliability, and larger and commercial fleets report more. How the systems are grouped.

Connections how the S-7 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/rans-inc/s-7.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 11

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N5811 Rans Inc
S-7LS
Individual owner
Kansas
Light sport 2024-05-24 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N429SS Rans Inc
S-7S
Individual owner
Montana
Experimental 2023-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8977S Rans Inc
S-7LS
Co-owned owner
Colorado
Light sport 2021-07-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N8877R Rans Inc
S-7LS
Individual owner
Nevada
Light sport 2021-05-22 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N844PW Rans Inc
S-7LS
N91Qs LLC
Blue Bell, Pennsylvania
Light sport 2021-02-26 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N157RE Rans Inc
S-7LS
Individual owner
Minnesota
Light sport 2019-04-15 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N477PW Rans Inc
S-7LS
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
Light sport 2012-11-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N227EL Rans Inc
S-7LS
Co-owned owner
Wyoming
Light sport 2009-08-18 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2506A Rans Inc
S-7LS
Individual owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2007-06-04 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N2649 Rans Inc
S-7S
Individual owner
North Carolina
Experimental 2007-05-08 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N912HC Rans Inc
S-7LS
Individual owner
Texas
Light sport CanceledFAA registration status code 18: Sale reported, canceled. All codes