# N12435: 2012 Vans RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 0690009, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 120435
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: October 7, 2012
- Certificate issued: December 17, 2022
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A0656D
- Registered owner: [Austin Christopher M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AUSTIN%20CHRISTOPHER%20M)
- Location: [Papillion, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Papillion)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1214° N, 96.0536° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68046, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12435
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12435

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 N12435.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12435.

## Reports on N12435 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N12435, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19880823047329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880823047329I), Aug 23, 1988: Cessna 414A (N12435), Charlotte, NC. Complete hydraulic system failure in flight. Gear lowered using blow down system. Hydraulic hose on pump failed.

## 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 N12435

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12435 before.

- [Cancelled 1974-04-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12435-1974-04-22): Bell OH-13E, S/N 791. Owner: [Tennessee Sate Office Of Civil Defense](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TENNESSEE%20SATE%20OFFICE%20OF%20CIVIL%20DEFENSE), [Nashville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Nashville)
- [Cancelled 1937-03-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12435-1937-03-30): Waco KCA, S/N 3585, built 1931. Owner: [Troy Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TROY%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Troy, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Troy)

## 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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