# N12UP: 1996 Robinson David G CATERPILLAR

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Robinson David G CATERPILLAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-david-g-caterpillar) (registry code 05603FD, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 002
- Year built: 1996
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: June 17, 1997
- Certificate issued: June 5, 1996
- Expires: July 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A05329
- Registered owner: [Robinson David G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20DAVID%20G)
- Location: [Half Moon Bay, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Half%20Moon%20Bay)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.4557° N, 122.4081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 94019, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12UP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12UP

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 (Robinson David G CATERPILLAR)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N12UP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N12UP.

## 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 N12UP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N12UP before.

- [Cancelled 2015-07-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12UP-2015-07-17): Piper PA-31T, S/N 31T8020053. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Raven Aircorp Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAVEN%20AIRCORP%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- [Cancelled 2003-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12UP-2003-08-27): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N 722, built 1976. Second triennial mailing, no response. Owner: [12 Up Balloon Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/12%20UP%20BALLOON%20CLUB%20INC), [Weston, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Weston)

## Related

- Other Robinson David G CATERPILLAR aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/robinson-david-g-caterpillar/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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