# N3165V: 2000 Rans S-12XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl) (registry code 0590138, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (registry code 55558)
- Serial number: 04284
- Year built: 2000
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 2009
- Certificate issued: December 5, 2017
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A36036
- Registered owner: [Cousino Dennis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COUSINO%20DENNIS%20R)
- Location: [Mc Clure, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Mc%20Clure)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.3496° N, 83.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 43534, 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=3165V
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3165V

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 S-12XL)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 CEN19LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA047), Dec 16, 2018: Rans S12 (N3165V), McClure, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The cold seizure of the cylinder/piston due to the pilot’s failure to adequately warm the engine before takeoff, which resulted in a loss of engine power during a departure climb.

## NTSB investigations on N3165V 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 SEA74FYC41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYC41), Mar 29, 1974: Beech 35 (N3165V), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Accident 20181216022209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181216022209A), Dec 16, 2018: Rans Inc S-12XL (N3165V), Mcclure, OH, Substantial damage. On takeoff and climbout, aircraft was not producing adequate power to continue flight. A decision was made to land straight ahead. Pilot descended to avoid…

## Reports on N3165V not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N3165V, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19740329009289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740329009289A), Mar 29, 1974: Beech 35BEECH (N3165V), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage

## 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 Rans S-12XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul.md

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