# N12CS: 2020 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: 120968
- Year built: 2020
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: July 21, 2020
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2025
- Expires: November 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A0519C
- Registered owner: [Meadows Craig A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEADOWS%20CRAIG%20A)
- Location: [Gainesville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Gainesville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3469° N, 83.8956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30506, 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=12CS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12CS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 N12CS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12CS.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since January 21, 2011, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N12CS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12CS before.

- [Cancelled 2011-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12CS-2011-01-21): Grumman G-21A, S/N 1085, built 1962. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxx)

## Related

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

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.