# N63DL: 2024 Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 06001B1, 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: 12168
- Year built: 2024
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: July 17, 2024
- Certificate issued: December 30, 2024
- Expires: December 31, 2031
- Mode S code: A83BB9
- Registered owners: [Laufenberg James R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUFENBERG%20JAMES%20R), [Laufenberg Dallin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAUFENBERG%20DALLIN%20J)
- Location: [Meridian, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Meridian)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5736° N, 116.4009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83642, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=63DL
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63DL

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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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

None matched to N63DL.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N63DL.

## Reports on N63DL not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N63DL, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19961002035479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961002035479I), Oct 2, 1996: Gulstm 690C (N63DL), Peoria, IL. Narrative: on 10-2-96, at 1110 CDT, N63DL landed at Peoria airport (pia) with the left engine shut down. The crew detected the left engine gear box chip light…

## 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
- The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md

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