# N33EV: 2010 Vans RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 0690009, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 120070
- Year built: 2010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: October 19, 2010
- Certificate issued: June 12, 2023
- Expires: June 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A393EE
- Registered owner: [Acorn Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACORN%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Rose Valley, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Rose%20Valley)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9222° N, 75.4141° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19063, 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=33EV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33EV

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 (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 ERA22LA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA374), Aug 16, 2022: Vans RV-12 (N33EV), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control while taxiing for takeoff.

## 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 20220816014639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220816014639A), Aug 16, 2022: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N33EV), Westfield, MA, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted]A van?s RV-12 homebuilt experimental aircraft being operated by [privacy data omitted]a licensed pilot struck the a 20-2 runway hold…

## 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 N33EV

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N33EV before.

- [Cancelled 1976-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33EV-1976-04-15): Bellanca 8GCBC, S/N 164-75. Owner: [Rustic Wilderness Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSTIC%20WILDERNESS%20INC), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## 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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