# N12731: 1942 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: A17-491
- Year built: 1942
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 7, 1979
- Certificate issued: September 24, 1973
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A0708E
- Registered owner: [Whelchel Leon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHELCHEL%20LEON)
- Location: [Vinton, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Vinton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1722° N, 92.0093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 52349, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12731
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12731

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 (Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N12731.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12731.

## 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 N12731

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12731 before.

- [Cancelled 1933-07-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12731-1933-07-05): Heath V, S/N 124, built 1932. Owner: [Foster W L  C/O Weyerhawser Hotel](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FOSTER%20W%20L%20%20C%2FO%20WEYERHAWSER%20HOTEL), [Klamath Falls, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Klamath%20Falls)

## Related

- Other Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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