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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.

Van's Aircraft RV-12: American kit aircraft
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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

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
RV-125772008 to 202661.1%
RV-12IS3682004 to 202638.9%

When they were built by decade · 151 with no year on file

011823635547317200047320103042020

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

0346910413820102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420251272026

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 modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N413DS Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-10-02 Valid
N571SF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Shore Aircraft Holdings LLC
Lakewood, New Jersey
None on file 2026-09-22 Valid
N5954 Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Oregon
Light sport 2026-09-18 Valid
N307AT Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-09-17 Valid
N532RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Co-owned owner
Florida
None on file 2026-09-15 Valid
N976MT Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Buteos LLC
Jackson, Missouri
None on file 2026-09-14 Valid
N11734 Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Pennsylvania
None on file 2026-09-09 Valid
N320TL Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Airbus Holding CORP
Daytona Beach, Florida
None on file 2026-09-09 Valid
N100BT Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Snowbird Aviation CORP
Signal Mountain, Tennessee
Light sport 2026-08-30 Valid
N86ES Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Meow Meow LLC
Seattle, Washington
Light sport 2026-08-29 Valid
N815LT Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Indiana
Light sport 2026-08-26 Valid
N11KH Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-08-21 Valid
N315DV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-08-21 Valid
N245RA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-08-20 Valid
N924ED Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-08-20 Valid
N261DV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Wingsleasing LLC
Wichita, Kansas
Light sport 2026-08-19 Valid
N121EA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Withheld at owner's request
Experimental 2026-08-18 Valid
N512BG Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Withheld at owner's request
None on file 2026-08-17 Valid
N903S Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Fp Aircraft Holdings LLC
Alvord, Texas
Light sport 2026-08-13 Valid
N124VA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Chi Aerospace INC
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Light sport 2026-08-08 Valid
N626NA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Chi Aerospace INC
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Light sport 2026-08-08 Valid
N444J Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Van'S Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-08-06 Valid
N684SD Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Ohio
None on file 2026-08-06 Valid
N703LL Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-08-06 Valid
N143V Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-07-23 Valid
N173RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
N619Ns LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Light sport 2026-07-22 Valid
N207RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
N619Ns LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Light sport 2026-07-22 Valid
N51432 Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Falcon Flight LLC
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
None on file 2026-07-22 Valid
N608HG Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Rv-12 Only LLC
Kalispell, Montana
Light sport 2026-07-22 Valid
N308RR Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Massachusetts
None on file 2026-07-21 Valid
N620TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
None on file 2026-07-20 Valid
N623TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
None on file 2026-07-20 Valid
N840FA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-07-16 Valid
N2210K Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Co-owned owner
Florida
Experimental 2026-07-08 Valid
N412PV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-07-02 Valid
N476TS Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-06-25 Valid
N51VM Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Oregon
Experimental 2026-06-24 Valid
N698HA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee
None on file 2026-06-24 Valid
N699HA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee
None on file 2026-06-24 Valid
N973AM Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
American Made Aviation Services LLC
Mountain Home, Idaho
None on file 2026-06-24 Valid
N617TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
None on file 2026-06-15 Valid
N621TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
None on file 2026-06-02 Valid
N712BB Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Texas
None on file 2026-05-24 Valid
N124BC Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-05-19 Valid
N24YA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation INC
West Bend, Wisconsin
Experimental 2026-05-15 Valid
N410LL Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Star View Aviation LLC
Menasha, Wisconsin
Light sport 2026-05-13 Valid
N226JN Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-05-11 Valid
N39LJ Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Arizona
None on file 2026-05-07 Valid
N616TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
Experimental 2026-05-06 Valid
N901SJ Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Odyssey Aircraft LLC
Topeka, Kansas
None on file 2026-04-30 Valid
N748BR Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Twelve Oak Properties LLC
Aberdeen, Mississippi
Experimental 2026-04-27 Valid
N264DV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-04-24 Valid
N503RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
None on file 2026-04-23 Valid
N97EX Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Georgia
Experimental 2026-04-23 Valid
N1494T Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Southern Flyers Eaa Chapter 1494 INC
Dandridge, Tennessee
None on file 2026-04-13 Valid
N15UG Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Fly Jocko Fly LLC
Miami, Florida
None on file 2026-04-11 Valid
N9398S Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Colorado
None on file 2026-04-08 Valid
N695HA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Light sport 2026-03-27 Valid
N696HA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Light sport 2026-03-27 Valid
N912EH Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2026-03-27 Valid
N492VT Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Fp Aircraft Holdings LLC
Alvord, Texas
Light sport 2026-03-22 Valid
N654MA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Oregon
Light sport 2026-03-19 Valid
N831TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas
Experimental 2026-03-15 Valid
N835TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas
Experimental 2026-03-15 Valid
N697HA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Hawkins Flight Academy LLC
Shelbyville, Tennessee
Light sport 2026-03-13 Valid
N524FS Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Frederick Sport Flyers INC
Washington Grove, Maryland
None on file 2026-03-06 Valid
N610TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
Experimental 2026-02-25 Valid
N530TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Texarkana College
Texarkana, Texas
Experimental 2026-02-23 Valid
N612TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
None on file 2026-02-23 Valid
N921JS Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2026-02-20 Valid
N46TB Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Fly Barely LLC
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Light sport 2026-02-17 Valid
N622MM Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Gray Plane LLC
Daytona Beach, Florida
Light sport 2026-02-17 Valid
N78TB Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Fly Barely LLC
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Light sport 2026-02-17 Valid
N36DH Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Bearing Zero LLC
Hotchkiss, Colorado
Experimental 2026-02-15 Valid
N812EJ Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Fp Aircraft Holdings LLC
Alvord, Texas
Light sport 2026-02-15 Valid
N520TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Arizona
Experimental 2026-02-13 Valid
N534PL Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation INC
West Bend, Wisconsin
None on file 2026-02-10 Valid
N258MW Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Experimental 2026-02-05 Valid
N661DW Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC Trustee
Casper, Wyoming
Light sport 2026-02-04 Valid
N810TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Teen Aeronautics INC
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Experimental 2026-01-29 Valid
N507TB Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Teen Aircraft Factory Of Manasota INC
Sarasota, Florida
Experimental 2026-01-26 Valid
N912MK Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Nostalgic Airplane & Pilot CO LLC
Prosper, Texas
Light sport 2026-01-22 Valid
N912BC Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Tennessee
Experimental 2026-01-20 Valid
N405TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Buy Sell Trade INC
Homestead, Florida
Experimental 2026-01-14 Valid
N865DH Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Hibos Management LLC
Tampa, Florida
Light sport 2026-01-01 Valid
N1044A Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Atlas Aviation Tampa INC
Tampa, Florida
Light sport 2025-12-29 Valid
N929EN Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Eagles Nest Projects Of North Texas
Wylie, Texas
Experimental 2025-12-22 Valid
N119VA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
One One Niner LLC
Houston, Texas
Light sport 2025-12-08 Valid
N247RQ Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Blonde Voyage LLC
Lake Charles, Louisiana
Light sport 2025-12-01 Valid
N432TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Co-owned owner
Georgia
Experimental 2025-11-26 Valid
N542TF Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Tango Flight INC
Georgetown, Texas
None on file 2025-11-25 Valid
N347WT Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Absolute Altitude LLC
Collierville, Tennessee
Light sport 2025-11-24 Valid
N342RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Palmer Aviation LLC
Alpharetta, Georgia
Light sport 2025-11-05 Valid
N12RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Alabama
Light sport 2025-11-04 Valid
N26JW Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2025-10-30 Valid
N356WC Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Washington
Experimental 2025-10-17 Valid
N56ES Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Meow Meow LLC
Seattle, Washington
Light sport 2025-10-17 Valid
N516AM Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Indiana
Light sport 2025-10-15 Valid
N141MA Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Lightbringer Aviation LLC
Flowery Branch, Georgia
Light sport 2025-10-14 Valid
N205BR Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-12IS
Individual owner
Nevada
Experimental 2025-10-09 Valid
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