# N397JC: 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: 120186
- Year built: 2010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: January 20, 2010
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2026
- Expires: April 30, 2033
- Mode S code: A49D95
- Registered owner: [Wyble Bryan](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WYBLE%20BRYAN)
- Location: [Bridge City, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bridge%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.0180° N, 93.8201° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77611, 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=397JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N397JC

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 N397JC.

## 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.

- [Incident 20141222023929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141222023929I), Dec 22, 2014: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N397JC), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. On landing N397JC was slowing to a stop when the aircraft slide to the right off the runway as the wheels entered the soft dirt adjacent to the runway the…

## 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 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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