Van's Aircraft RV-12
945 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2009 to 2026; half of them date from 2017 or earlier. Texas has the most (100). 30% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.
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About the RV-12 from the FAA's model table
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
- Power
- Four-cycle piston, 1 engine
- Common engines
- Rotax 912Uls Series (522), Rotax 912 Is (264), Rotax 912Is2 (23)
- Seats
- 2
- Maker on the register
- Vans Aircraft Inc
- Registered
- earliest certificate April 21, 2009; newest October 2, 2026
Where they are owner's state
Texas100Florida84Oregon80California69Washington54Ohio36Arizona33Wisconsin31Tennessee29Georgia27North Carolina24Minnesota24
Who owns them registrant type
Individual553 (59%)LLC167 (18%)Corporation106 (11%)Co-owned104 (11%)Partnership11 (1%)Government3 (0.3%)Not stated1 (0.1%)
Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft
When they were built by decade · 151 with no year on file
Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far
Registration status
Valid928 (98%)Pending13 (1%)Sale reported2 (0.2%)Pending cancellation1 (0.1%)Invalid1 (0.1%)
Airworthiness certificate class
Experimental626 (66%)Light sport209 (22%)None on file110 (12%)
Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs
Tango Flight INC24Vans Aircraft INC19Hawkins Flight Academy LLC9Rexair Aircraft LLC8Chi Aerospace INC6Fp Aircraft Holdings LLC4Texarkana College3Snowbird Aviation CORP3N619Ns LLC3Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation INC3Falcon Flight LLC3Experimental Aircraft Association INC3
Fleet pages: Tango Flight INC · Vans Aircraft INC · Hawkins Flight Academy LLC · Rexair Aircraft LLC · Chi Aerospace INC · Fp Aircraft Holdings LLC · Falcon Flight LLC · Experimental Aircraft Association INC
Accident history NTSB records · 23 cases since 1982, 7 fatal
2026-07-10CEN26LA251 · RV-12 N812MM · accident near Grand Junction, CO · no injuries
2026-02-24CEN26LA125 · RV-12IS N46TB · accident near Appleton, WI · no injuries
2025-08-26CEN25LA345 · RV-12IS N18HS · accident near Hartford, WI · no injuries
2025-05-24ERA25LA210 · RV-12 N813JC · accident near Abingdon, VA · serious injuries
2025-03-28ERA25LA191 · RV-12 N4754 · accident near Chesterfield, VA · no injuries
2024-12-07ERA25FA069 · RV-12IS N702DP · accident near Homosassa, FL · 1 killed
2024-09-27WPR24LA322 · RV-12 N916PH · accident near Paris, ID · no injuries
2024-07-02WPR24LA228 · RV-12IS N725FA · accident near Scappoose, OR · serious injuries
The 8 most recent of 23 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.
Questions people ask answers refresh every morning
How many Van's Aircraft RV-12 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?
945 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.
Which state has the most Van's Aircraft RV-12s?
Texas, with 100.
Who owns the Van's Aircraft RV-12?
30% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.
Aircraft newest certificates first · 368 RV-12IS (all versions)
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N859TX | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-07 | Valid |
| N128RV | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
D&R Sky Venture LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Light sport | 2025-10-06 | Valid |
| N541TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-10-06 | Valid |
| N812VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
D&R Sky Venture LLC Springfield, Missouri |
Light sport | 2025-10-06 | Valid |
| N12DG | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Minnesota |
None on file | 2025-09-25 | Valid |
| N488ZC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-09-24 | Valid |
| N332BW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2025-09-23 | Valid |
| N694HA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Light sport | 2025-09-18 | Valid |
| N525PN | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Utah |
Experimental | 2025-08-23 | Valid |
| N914VM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Tennessee |
Experimental | 2025-08-21 | Valid |
| N59TJ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2025-08-14 | Valid |
| N242AR | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Damselfly Aviation LLC Springville, Utah |
Light sport | 2025-07-31 | Valid |
| N1953X | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner New York |
None on file | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N42FS | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Fly America INC Palo Alto, California |
Light sport | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N556SB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2025-07-28 | Valid |
| N996DK | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
None on file | 2025-07-25 | Valid |
| N299NW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2025-07-17 | Valid |
| N924EN | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Experimental | 2025-07-14 | Valid |
| N3112P | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2025-07-11 | Valid |
| N8980K | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-07-11 | Valid |
| N124TK | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2025-07-10 | Valid |
| N757GL | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2025-07-10 | Valid |
| N331VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner New York |
Light sport | 2025-07-09 | Valid |
| N217KM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
N217Km LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Light sport | 2025-07-03 | Valid |
| N569TT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2025-06-30 | Valid |
| N292YT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Louisiana |
None on file | 2025-06-25 | Valid |
| N73JA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2025-06-25 | Valid |
| N2120A | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Oklahoma Airmen Flying Club INC Jenks, Oklahoma |
Light sport | 2025-06-05 | Valid |
| N588KW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Virginia |
Experimental | 2025-05-30 | Valid |
| N785TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Mac Speed LLC Portland, Oregon |
Experimental | 2025-05-20 | Valid |
| N586SL | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Show Low Aviation Club LLC Snowflake, Arizona |
Experimental | 2025-05-16 | Valid |
| N602JS | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Virginia |
Light sport | 2025-05-15 | Valid |
| N612EF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2025-05-15 | Valid |
| N718LC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2025-05-12 | Valid |
| N1014 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Aeon62 Holdings LLC Plano, Texas |
Light sport | 2025-05-09 | Valid |
| N359DF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2025-05-09 | Valid |
| N995VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2025-05-09 | Valid |
| N1152S | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2025-05-08 | Valid |
| N317YZ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2025-05-08 | Valid |
| N521TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N940PT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Big Sky Flying Club LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Experimental | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N993EZ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Oklahoma |
None on file | 2025-05-07 | Valid |
| N311CC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Northwest Wings LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Light sport | 2025-05-05 | Valid |
| N408TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-05-01 | Valid |
| N406TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-04-18 | Valid |
| N516TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-04-10 | Valid |
| N526TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-04-09 | Valid |
| N506TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-04-02 | Valid |
| N508TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-04-02 | Valid |
| N528TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-04-02 | Valid |
| N502TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
Experimental | 2025-03-31 | Valid |
| N504TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-03-31 | Valid |
| N789MT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Trexair Aviation Academy LLC Concord, California |
Light sport | 2025-03-21 | Valid |
| N689KT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Trexair Aviation Academy LLC Concord, California |
Light sport | 2025-03-15 | Valid |
| N624ST | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Washington |
Light sport | 2025-03-14 | Valid |
| N62702 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Hughes Air LLC Byhalia, Mississippi |
Light sport | 2025-03-13 | Valid |
| N618PS | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2025-03-10 | Valid |
| N107TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2025-03-05 | Valid |
| N630LA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Link Aviation LLC Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2025-03-04 | Valid |
| N332W | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Oklahoma Airmen Flying Club INC Jenks, Oklahoma |
None on file | 2025-02-18 | Valid |
| N458AA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Atlas Aviation Tampa INC Tampa, Florida |
Light sport | 2025-01-28 | Valid |
| N501TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2025-01-28 | Valid |
| N726FA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Twin Oaks Airpark INC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Light sport | 2025-01-27 | Valid |
| N774CV | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Utah |
Experimental | 2025-01-16 | Valid |
| N198MW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Noco Sport Aviation LLC Wellington, Colorado |
Light sport | 2025-01-15 | Valid |
| N63DL | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Idaho |
Light sport | 2024-12-30 | Valid |
| N676SW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Experimental | 2024-12-27 | Valid |
| N619NS | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
N619Ns LLC Daytona Beach, Florida |
Light sport | 2024-12-18 | Valid |
| N18HH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-12-10 | Valid |
| N283AZ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Southern Arizona Teen Aviation INC Tucson, Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-11-05 | Valid |
| N811TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Aeon62 Holdings LLC Plano, Texas |
Experimental | 2024-11-04 | Valid |
| N114M | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
A & F Aviation Services LLC Collierville, Tennessee |
Light sport | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N511R | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
A&F Aviation Services LLC Collierville, Tennessee |
Light sport | 2024-10-31 | Valid |
| N59AM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Missouri |
Experimental | 2024-10-25 | Valid |
| N264GW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Giving Wings Aviation LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Light sport | 2024-10-21 | Valid |
| N988SW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-10-17 | Valid |
| N806CE | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Opp Prop Air LLC Collierville, Tennessee |
Light sport | 2024-10-15 | Valid |
| N613KA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Experimental | 2024-10-09 | Valid |
| N96AZ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2024-10-01 | Valid |
| N409F | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Tango Flight INC Georgetown, Texas |
None on file | 2024-09-27 | Valid |
| N831VT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner California |
Light sport | 2024-09-20 | Valid |
| N19MH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Alaska |
Experimental | 2024-09-17 | Valid |
| N233BC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Coats American LLC Henryville, Indiana |
Light sport | 2024-09-17 | Valid |
| N507KC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Klm Airplane LLC Kalispell, Montana |
Light sport | 2024-08-21 | Valid |
| N1204K | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2024-08-18 | Valid |
| N312VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Link Aviation LLC Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2024-08-17 | Valid |
| N407TB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Fly Srq INC Bradenton, Florida |
Experimental | 2024-08-09 | Valid |
| N238TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2024-07-23 | Valid |
| N926EN | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2024-07-20 | Valid |
| N980CM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2024-07-19 | Valid |
| N51265 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Falcon Flight LLC Conway, South Carolina |
Light sport | 2024-07-09 | Valid |
| N787HF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2024-07-03 | Valid |
| N124J | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Washington |
None on file | 2024-06-28 | Valid |
| N345T | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2024-06-21 | Valid |
| N440GJ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Aircraft Wings LLC Gresham, Oregon |
Experimental | 2024-06-20 | Valid |
| N691HA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Light sport | 2024-06-11 | Valid |
| N692HA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC Shelbyville, Tennessee |
Light sport | 2024-06-11 | Valid |
| N413TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-06-05 | Valid |
| N912JB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2024-05-28 | Valid |
| N221TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2024-05-26 | Valid |