# N118RV: 2025 Vans RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 060009Y, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 120232
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 2025
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2023
- Expires: September 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A04B76
- Registered owners: [Hempy Daniel W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEMPY%20DANIEL%20W), [Hughes Alan J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUGHES%20ALAN%20J)
- Location: [Caledonia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Caledonia)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.6474° N, 82.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43314, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=118RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N118RV

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Rotax 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Vans RV-12)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912ULS series)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N118RV.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N118RV.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N118RV

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N118RV before.

- [Cancelled 2018-02-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118RV-2018-02-06): Vans RV 8, S/N 1, built 1995. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Vans Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANS%20AIRCRAFT%20INC), [Aurora, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Aurora)

## Related

- Other Vans RV-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912ULS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series.md

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