# N572LS: 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: 120083
- Year built: 2010
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport, previously under 21.190
- Airworthiness date: July 28, 2010
- Certificate issued: April 30, 2021
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A756E2
- Registered owners: [Yakis Levonte L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAKIS%20LEVONTE%20L), [Yakis Minadora L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YAKIS%20MINADORA%20L)
- Location: [Gervais, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Gervais)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1047° N, 122.9377° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97026, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=572LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N572LS

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 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 (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 WPR13LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA174), Mar 30, 2013: Vans RV12 (N572LS), Waldport, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## 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 20130330004269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330004269A), Mar 30, 2013: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N572LS), Waldport, OR, Substantial damage. Nose gear fork failed on landing causing nose landing gear collapse and prop strike. Nose gear design on this aircraft is a non-steerable full castering type.…

## 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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