N277E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Forrest Foster VANS RV-12 built in 2014. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 10, 2020. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Forrest Foster VANS RV-12 cancelled July 10, 2020
- Serial number
- 120206
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2014
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 9, 2019
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Crystal, MN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L cancelled October 29, 2008
- Serial number
- 1277
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2008
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Japan
- Certificate issued
- July 11, 2008
- Last FAA action
- July 11, 2008
- Last owner
- Vertical Lines INC (Non-citizen corporation)
Wilmington, DE - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Acrobatic
NTSB accident and incident record under N277E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Vans VANS RV-12 · serial 120206
The pilot's improper decision to depart from a slush-covered runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and a subsequent nose-over.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site