# N259K: Rans S12XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s12xl) (registry code 05901OT, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: RANS13579
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: February 7, 2023
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: A279CE
- Registered owner: [Vital Patrick G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VITAL%20PATRICK%20G)
- Location: [Seguin, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Seguin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5375° N, 97.9366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78155, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=259K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N259K

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 (Rans S12XL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N259K.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N259K.

## 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 N259K

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N259K before.

- [Cancelled 2004-05-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259K-2004-05-04): Maule M-7-235B, S/N 23016C, built 1995. Exported to Canada. Owner: [American Beta Corporation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20BETA%20CORPORATION), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N259K-undated): Fairchild James CHALLENGER II, S/N 317. Owner: [Fairchild Airplane Mfg Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRPLANE%20MFG%20CO), [Hagerstown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Hagerstown)

## Related

- Other Rans S12XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s12xl/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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