# N3966: 1997 Rans S-12XL

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-12XL](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl) (registry code 05901DF, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi) (registry code 55562)
- Serial number: 01960674
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: January 23, 2008
- Certificate issued: April 2, 2025
- Expires: April 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A49C3D
- Registered owner: [Hince Samuel B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HINCE%20SAMUEL%20B)
- Location: [Champaign, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Champaign)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.1121° N, 88.2443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61820, 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=3966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966

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 582DCDI)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N3966.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N3966.

## 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 N3966

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3966 before.

- [Cancelled 1928-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966-1928-11-15): Curtiss JN-SE, S/N 1917, built 1917. Owner: [Walton Wist W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALTON%20WIST%20W), [Imperial, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Imperial)

## Related

- Other Rans S-12XL aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12xl/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582DCDI engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582dcdi.md

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