# N308VA: 2016 Vans RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 060009Y, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 12071
- Year built: 2016
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: November 9, 2016
- Certificate issued: May 23, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A33EE6
- Registered owner: [Chesapeake Searey LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHESAPEAKE%20SEAREY%20LLC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7236° N, 75.5412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=308VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N308VA

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 912ULS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

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

None in force.

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

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N308VA.

## 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 20240508004469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240508004469I), May 8, 2024: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N308VA), Stevensville, MD, Minor damage. On may 8, 2024 at approximately 6:00 pm local time, the student pilot of [privacy data omitted], a rans RV-12 light sport aircraft, while flying solo, was…

## 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 N308VA not matched to an aircraft (7)

They name N308VA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [SDR VSTA9601001](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/VSTA9601001), Jan 2, 1996: RETRACT MECH. MALFUNCTIONED. DURING RETRACT OF MLG PER B737 MM 32-32-0 FOR COMPLIANCE WITH VASI EO NR 32-30-1 RT GEAR OPERATION AND FAIRING WAS SATISFACTORY. ON DOWN SELECTION THE UPPER FLY
- [SDR USVA8954](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USVA8954), Aug 24, 1995: EVAC SLIDE. LOW PRESSURE. L-1 DOOR SLIDE READS ZERO PRESSURE. REMOVED AND REPLACED DOOR SLIDE IAW BMM 25-61-311. (X)
- [SDR USVA8958](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USVA8958), Aug 21, 1995: STRAP. CORROSION. GENERATED BY CPCP C53-202-02. CORROSION BULGE AT SKIN LAP STRAP, FS 351, BETWEEN STR 28L-STR 28R. REPAIRED. (X)
- [SDR USVA8957](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USVA8957), Aug 21, 1995: SKIN. DELAMINATION. LEFT AILIERON (PN 6573734) INBOARD UPPER AFT EDGE DELAMINATED. REBONDED AILERON EDGE PER SRM 51-40-6. (X)
- [SDR USVA8956](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USVA8956), Aug 21, 1995: STRINGER. CORROSION. (N/R CARD 101N) GENERATED BY CPCP C53-202-02, FS 323.7 HEAVY CORROSION ON STR 27L. REPLACED STRINGER SECTION PER SRM 51-30-2. (X)
- [SDR USVA8955](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/USVA8955), Aug 21, 1995: SKIN. CRACKED. RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE SKIN TORN AND CRACKED AT BULLNOSE INBOARD OF NR 5 SLAT ACTUATOR. REPAIRED SKIN. (X)
- [SDR 95ZZZX5361](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/95ZZZX5361), May 31, 1995: EEL BATTERY. DISCHARGED. BOTH EXTERNAL EMERGENCY EXIT LIGHTS INOP, LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. TROUBLESHOT TO LOW BATTERY PACK. CHARGED BATTERY IAW B737 MM 33-51-0.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

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

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