# N501TF: Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 069002L, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 121458
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: January 28, 2025
- Expires: January 31, 2032
- Mode S code: A63F56
- Registered owner: [Tango Flight Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANGO%20FLIGHT%20INC)
- Location: [Georgetown, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Georgetown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 30.6582° N, 97.6176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78626, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=501TF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501TF

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 (Vans RV-12IS)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N501TF.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N501TF.

## Reports on N501TF not matched to an aircraft (3)

They name N501TF, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19820817046339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820817046339I), Aug 17, 1982: Beech B99 (N501TF), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Aircraft hit by unattended fuel truck, brake had not been set when parked by unauthorized driver.
- [Incident 19810908072449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810908072449I), Sep 8, 1981: Beech 99A (N501TF), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. During taxi had an explosion in fuslage, found air condtioner condenser ruptured no reason for failure found.
- [Incident 19800915068199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800915068199I), Sep 15, 1980: Beech 99A (N501TF), Nashville, TN, Substantial damage. Engine failed and the propeller feathered. Engine failure due to a compressor failure.

## 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-12IS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is/aircraft.md

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