# N12PA: 2024 Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 069002L, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 121351
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: September 10, 2024
- Certificate issued: January 18, 2024
- Expires: January 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A0529F
- Registered owner: [Asselta Paul M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ASSELTA%20PAUL%20M)
- Location: [Corinth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corinth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1495° N, 97.0960° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76210, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12PA

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 912 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Vans RV-12IS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series)

- [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025
- [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N12PA.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12PA.

## 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.

## Service difficulty reports on N12PA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N12PA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR 95ZZZX1584](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX1584), Mar 21, 1995: IGNITER. BROKEN. WHILE PERFORMING A CHECK-1 IAW WILLIAMS INTERNATIONAL FJ44-1A INSPECTION GUIDE, DISCOVERED THE ELECTRODE INSULATOR ON THE RT ENGINE INBOARD IGNITER HAD BROKEN O

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N12PA

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12PA before.

- [Cancelled 1982-04-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12PA-1982-04-14): Piper PA-12, S/N 12988. Administratively canceled. Owner: [Lindskoog Stanley W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LINDSKOOG%20STANLEY%20W), [Fresno, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Fresno)

## Related

- Other Vans RV-12IS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md

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