# N412RS: 2019 Richard Spatz RV-14A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Richard Spatz RV-14A](https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-spatz-rv-14a) (registry code 05638G9, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Lycoming YIO-390 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series) (registry code 42418)
- Serial number: 140253
- Year built: 2019
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-14A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: October 29, 2019
- Certificate issued: April 9, 2019
- Expires: April 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A4DD16
- Registered owner: [Spatz Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPATZ%20RICHARD)
- Location: [Rockville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Rockville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0892° N, 77.1804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20850, 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=412RS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N412RS

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 Lycoming YIO-390 model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Richard Spatz RV-14A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Lycoming YIO-390 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 ERA23LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA195), Apr 13, 2023: Richard Spatz RV-14A (N412RS), Fallston, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to discontinue an unstabilized approach, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and collision with terrain.

## 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 20230413010679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230413010679A), Apr 13, 2023: Richard Spatz RV-14A (N412RS), Fallston, MD, Substantial damage. A RV14 aircraft, crashed approximately 50 feet from the departure end of runway 22 at Fallston airport (W42), Fallston, Maryland for unknown reasons. Pilot was…

## 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 N412RS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N412RS before.

- [Cancelled 2017-07-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412RS-2017-07-25): Spatz Richard C ROTORWAY EXEC 162F, S/N 7054, built 2009. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Spatz Richard C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SPATZ%20RICHARD%20C), [Rockville, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Rockville)
- [Cancelled 2004-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N412RS-2004-07-23): Bell 412 RSAF, S/N 33501, built 2001. Exported to Saudi Arabia. Owner: [Bell Helicopter Textron Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20HELICOPTER%20TEXTRON%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## Related

- Other Richard Spatz RV-14A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-spatz-rv-14a/aircraft.md
- The Lycoming YIO-390 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-390-series.md

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