# N12DR: 2013 Douglas Ripley PITTS MODEL 12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Douglas Ripley PITTS MODEL 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ripley-pitts-model-12) (registry code 05632KU, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Vedeneyev M14P](https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p) (registry code 63601)
- Serial number: 281
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Jim Kimball Enterprises PITTS MODEL 12
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 2023
- Certificate issued: September 14, 2022
- Expires: September 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A051B4
- Registered owner: [Bunker Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUNKER%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Sugar Grove, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Sugar%20Grove)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7763° N, 88.4581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60554, 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=12DR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12DR

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 (Douglas Ripley PITTS MODEL 12)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Vedeneyev M14P)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN15LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA205), Apr 18, 2015: Pitts Model 12 (N12DR), Burneyville, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20150418014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418014269A), Apr 18, 2015: Douglas Ripley PITTS MODEL 12 (N12DR), Burneyville, OK, Substantial damage. On April 18, at approximately 1745 central time, the pilot, was attempting to land at falcon head airport (37K) near Burneyville, Oklahoma in VFR condition…

## 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 N12DR

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12DR before.

- [Cancelled 2006-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12DR-2006-06-29): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7954052, built 1979. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [First Community Bank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20COMMUNITY%20BANK), [Fairway, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Fairway)
- [Cancelled 1990-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12DR-1990-12-10): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 272649. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Moss Dion Antonio](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOSS%20DION%20ANTONIO), [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)

## Related

- Other Douglas Ripley PITTS MODEL 12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-ripley-pitts-model-12/aircraft.md
- The Vedeneyev M14P engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/vedeneyev-m14p.md

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