# N1212R: Chris Santschi VANS ACFT RV-4

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Chris Santschi VANS ACFT RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/chris-santschi-vans-acft-rv-4) (registry code 05640FS, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 4633
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-4
- Certificate issued: October 13, 2021
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A05A17
- Registered owner: [Santschi Chris A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANTSCHI%20CHRIS%20A)
- Location: [Festus, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Festus)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.1429° N, 90.3921° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 63028, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1212R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1212R

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.

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

### Matched by airframe (Chris Santschi VANS ACFT RV-4)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N1212R.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N1212R.

## 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 N1212R

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N1212R before.

- [Cancelled 2013-06-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1212R-2013-06-06): Robins Frank BENSEN B-8M, S/N R-1, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Orton John B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ORTON%20JOHN%20B), [Livermore, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Livermore)

## Related

- Other Chris Santschi VANS ACFT RV-4 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/chris-santschi-vans-acft-rv-4/aircraft.md

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