# N311VA: 2017 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: 12074
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: September 15, 2017
- Certificate issued: August 8, 2026
- Expires: August 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A34C64
- Registered owner: [08i Aerospace Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/08I%20AEROSPACE%20INC)
- Location: [Portsmouth, NH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NH/Portsmouth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0748° N, 70.8054° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 03801, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=311VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N311VA

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 N311VA.

## 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 20220211001609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211001609I), Feb 11, 2022: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N311VA), Portsmouth, NH, Minor damage. The student pilot was returning to kpsm runway 34 from a solo flight due to reported increasing winds and gusts. During the landing the plane experienced…

## Reports on N311VA not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N311VA, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19951103040949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951103040949I), Nov 3, 1995: Boeing 737200 (N311VA), San Antonio, TX. Narrative: on November 3, 1995, aircraft N311VA, a Boeing 737-200, owned and operated by viscount air services, inc., was reconfigured from 122 seats down to…

## 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-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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