N9012R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ruiz E RAF 2000 built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 6, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Ruiz E RAF 2000 cancelled September 6, 2019
- Serial number
- H2-99-10-436
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1999
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 19, 2008
- Last FAA action
- March 8, 2016
- Last owner
- Grosshans John Michael (Individual)
Houston, TX - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Scarborough G-21 cancelled October 15, 1981
- Serial number
- 1
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 13, 1964
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Spinks M H SR (Individual)
Ft Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9012R
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Ruiz E RAF 2000 · serial H2-99-10-436
The student pilot's improper nosewheel and cyclic positioning during the taxi, which resulted in the gyroplane's main rotor contacting the runway surface. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s inadequate supervision.
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