# N46TB: 2025 Vans RV-12IS - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 069002L, 2 seats) - Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593) - Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 12205 - Year built: 2025 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: 4 cycle - Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane - Airworthiness date: December 12, 2025 - Certificate issued: February 17, 2026 - Expires: February 28, 2033 - Mode S code: A598ED - Registered owner: [Fly Barely LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLY%20BARELY%20LLC) - Location: [Manitowoc, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Manitowoc) - Owner type: LLC - Owner's area on the map: 44.0912° N, 87.7245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 54220, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=46TB - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46TB 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 912 IS model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force ### Matched by airframe (Vans RV-12IS) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series) - [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026 - [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025 - [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023 ### Historical (superseded or no longer in force) - [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025 ## 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 CEN26LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA125), Feb 24, 2026: Vans RV-12IS (N46TB), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed during landing and exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the runway.… ## 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 20260224010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260224010959A), Feb 24, 2026: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS (N46TB), Appleton, WI, Substantial damage. PIC of the aircraft was providing flight instruction in a RV-12. During the landing transition over the runway numbers, the airspeed dropped as the student… ## 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 N46TB The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N46TB before. - [Cancelled 2023-03-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TB-2023-03-10): Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, S/N 068, built 1993. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Calark Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CALARK%20INC), [Mabelvale, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Mabelvale) - [Cancelled 2015-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46TB-2015-09-24): Piper PA-31-310, S/N 31-67. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Gould Ron Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GOULD%20RON%20JR), [Mcloud, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Mcloud) ## Related - Other Vans RV-12IS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is/aircraft.md - The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.