# N242AR: 2025 Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 06001B1, 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: 12191
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: July 3, 2025
- Certificate issued: July 31, 2025
- Expires: July 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A2377D
- Registered owner: [Damselfly Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAMSELFLY%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Springville, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Springville)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1927° N, 111.4892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 84663, 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=242AR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N242AR

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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 N242AR.

## NTSB investigations on N242AR not matched to an aircraft (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 LAX91LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA167), Apr 6, 1991: Cessna 414A (N242AR), Avenal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER STRIKING A DIRT BERM DURING THE LANDING ROLL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURE THAT THE AIRPORT WAS…

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N242AR.

## Reports on N242AR not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N242AR, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19910406014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406014289A), Apr 6, 1991: Cessna 414A (N242AR), Avenal, CA, Substantial damage. Wheel struck sand pile on landing causing aircraft to veer off runway,collapsing left gear. Wind blown sand pile.

## 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 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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