# N33LS: 2017 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: 120967
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: January 3, 2018
- Certificate issued: October 4, 2017
- Expires: October 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A39481
- Registered owner: [Needham George T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEEDHAM%20GEORGE%20T)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.5764° N, 122.3974° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98116, 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=33LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33LS

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 N33LS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N33LS.

## Reports on N33LS not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N33LS, but no registry record covers the event date, or the aircraft registered then was built later.

- [Incident 19821005062869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821005062869I), Oct 5, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B26 (N33LS), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. Gear failed to retract after hard landing damaged. Proceeded gear down. Nose gear collapsed after landing.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft.

## Related

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

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