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 · 945
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3214J | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N556WS | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Georgia |
Light sport | 2023-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N399FP | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2023-01-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N177PP | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2023-01-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N311MD | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2023-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N32TT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Skyhawk Flight LLC Toledo, Washington |
Experimental | 2023-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N820SH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Light sport | 2023-01-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N264VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Light sport | 2023-01-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N807DW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Nevada |
Light sport | 2023-01-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N129PW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2023-01-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N702DP | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2023-01-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N573BT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Co-owned owner Colorado |
Light sport | 2022-12-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12435 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2022-12-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N89AJ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner Washington |
Experimental | 2022-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N624RV | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-12-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-12-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N532UB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2022-11-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N489DL | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Air Jayhox LLC Sparks, Nevada |
Light sport | 2022-11-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N409PT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2022-11-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N983PB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Colorado |
Light sport | 2022-11-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N13DV | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2022-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N419XA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Experimental | 2022-11-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8678 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Light sport | 2022-10-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N506AL | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Experimental | 2022-10-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N237VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Aviate LLC DBA Hazelton, Idaho |
Light sport | 2022-10-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N29CX | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Experimental | 2022-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N901AM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Idaho |
Light sport | 2022-10-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N49VW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2022-09-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12301 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-09-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N810BB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2022-09-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N359TD | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2022-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N906EN | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-08-31 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N502WB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2022-08-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N826MW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner New Mexico |
Experimental | 2022-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N781PT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
N781Pt LLC Van Buren Twp, Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N124JT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-08-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N301VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Light sport | 2022-08-11 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N917PH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Kansas |
None on file | 2022-08-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N921CM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner California |
Light sport | 2022-08-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N793RV | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
None on file | 2022-08-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes | |
| N1426C | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Oregon |
Light sport | 2022-08-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N222TB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Alabama |
Light sport | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N976S | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Beyond The Blue LLP South Bend, Indiana |
Light sport | 2022-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N825DB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Cloud Dancer LLC Salem, Oregon |
Light sport | 2022-07-27 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N42KJ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2022-07-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N263GW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Giving Wings Aviation LLC Traverse City, Michigan |
Light sport | 2022-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N319ED | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2022-07-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N179Q | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
High Desert Flyers Association Albuquerque, New Mexico |
Experimental | 2022-07-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412X | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
None on file | 2022-07-08 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N611VB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Budget Leasing Company INC Orem, Utah |
Experimental | 2022-06-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N683JT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Ohio |
None on file | 2022-06-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N367AB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2022-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N8570P | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
H-Cubed Aircraft LLC Saint Joseph, Missouri |
Experimental | 2022-05-17 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N16VW | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner California |
Experimental | 2022-05-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N869DC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Experimental | 2022-05-03 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N470PP | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-04-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N95ET | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Colorado |
Experimental | 2022-04-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N212WC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Alabama |
Light sport | 2022-03-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N233PD | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
None on file | 2022-03-22 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N253VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Pueo Aircrafts LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Light sport | 2022-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N412FC | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Pawsum Aviation Services LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Light sport | 2022-03-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N909EN | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2022-03-09 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N756TS | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2022-02-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N37JP | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2022-02-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N768TU | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Michigan |
Experimental | 2022-02-10 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N952FG | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2022-02-01 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N248VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Kentucky |
Light sport | 2022-01-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242SA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Ohio |
Experimental | 2022-01-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4BH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Indiana |
Experimental | 2022-01-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N924SF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2021-12-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712PH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Light sport | 2021-12-15 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12XK | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Experimental | 2021-12-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N44VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Both Wings LLC Inver Grove, Minnesota |
Light sport | 2021-12-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N72DJ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Washington |
Experimental | 2021-11-26 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N214LA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2021-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N603NH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner New Hampshire |
Experimental | 2021-11-19 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N242VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Adventure Aviation LLC Waukesha, Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2021-11-13 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N324VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Experimental | 2021-11-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N958LJ | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Experimental | 2021-10-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N247RM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Vans Aircraft INC Aurora, Oregon |
Light sport | 2021-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N5386C | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Ludwig Consulting LLC Billings, Montana |
Experimental | 2021-10-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N17ER | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Vans Aircraft INC Aurora, Oregon |
Light sport | 2021-10-18 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N240VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Pacific Flight Academy LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Light sport | 2021-10-14 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N847J | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Experimental | 2021-10-07 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N525AT | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Georgia |
Light sport | 2021-10-06 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N4830P | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Open Sky LLC Appleton, Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2021-10-05 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N515TF | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2021-09-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N257VA | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Pacific Flight Academy LLC Honolulu, Hawaii |
Light sport | 2021-09-28 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N112WB | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Iowa |
Experimental | 2021-09-23 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N12099 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2021-09-02 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N10DM | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Three Two Romeo LLC Lewes, Delaware |
Experimental | 2021-08-25 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N120DX | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Experimental | 2021-08-24 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N512SG | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Light sport | 2021-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N712WE | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Withheld at owner's request | Experimental | 2021-08-21 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N123RR | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2021-08-16 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N1956K | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Nebraska |
Experimental | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N607JH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner New York |
Experimental | 2021-08-12 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N114KH | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner California |
Experimental | 2021-08-04 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N377DG | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Experimental | 2021-07-30 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |
| N912ZV | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
Individual owner Florida |
Experimental | 2021-07-20 | ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes |