# N218DG: Gossen Richard N JR RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Gossen Richard N JR RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/gossen-richard-n-jr-rv-12) (registry code 05634RP, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 120362
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12
- Certificate issued: December 23, 2015
- Expires: December 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A1D78C
- Registered owner: [Dick Gossen LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DICK%20GOSSEN%20LLC)
- Location: [Georgetown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Georgetown)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6649° N, 97.7806° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78628, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=218DG
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N218DG

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 (Gossen Richard N JR RV-12)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N218DG.

## 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.

- [Incident 20201030018389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201030018389I), Oct 30, 2020: Gossen Richard N Jr RV-12 (N218DG), Minor damage. On 10/30/2020 at 1500 CDT, a Gossen richard n. jr. model RV-12, s/n 120362, N218DG, made an emergency landing on U.S.route 290, approximately 1 mile west of…

## 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.

## Related

- Other Gossen Richard N JR RV-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/gossen-richard-n-jr-rv-12/aircraft.md

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