# N321BT: 2022 Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 069002L, 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: 12110
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: March 16, 2022
- Certificate issued: March 27, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A37232
- Registered owner: [Light Sport Aviation Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIGHT%20SPORT%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20LLC)
- Location: [Apple Valley, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Apple%20Valley)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.7453° N, 93.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55124, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=321BT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N321BT

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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 (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 CEN23LA398](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA398), Sep 4, 2023: Van's RV-12 (N321BT), Crystal, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and an overstress fracture of the nose landing gear strut.

## 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 20230903015969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903015969A), Sep 3, 2023: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS (N321BT), Crystal, MN, Substantial damage. The pilot touched down on runway 24R the aircraft bounced three times on the last bounce the nose gear leg broke off mid way between the upper attach point and…

## 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 N321BT

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N321BT before.

- [Cancelled 2008-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321BT-2008-02-21): Cessna 210L, S/N 21060127, built 1973. Exported to Namibia. Owner: [Gomes David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOMES%20DAVID), [Rochester, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Rochester)

## 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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