# N731M: 2025 Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Registration pending
- 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: 121591
- Year built: 2025
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: July 2, 2025
- Mode S code: A9CFD5
- Location: [Albuquerque, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Albuquerque)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.1885° N, 106.4935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 87122, 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=731M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N731M

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### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)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 N731M.

## NTSB investigations on N731M not matched to an aircraft (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 ATL80FID18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FID18), Apr 19, 1980: Eaa Biplane P-2 (N731M), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N731M.

## Reports on N731M not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N731M, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19800419009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800419009649A), Apr 19, 1980: Amtrea EAABIPLANEP2 (N731M), Chesterfield, VA, Substantial damage. Made premature liftoff with crosswind. Airplane drifted off runway, hit rough ground on side of runway.

## 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 N731M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N731M before.

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731M-2014-11-20): Stinson VULTEE V-77, S/N 77-73, built 1943. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [San Diego Aero-Space Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAN%20DIEGO%20AERO-SPACE%20MUSEUM), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- [Cancelled 1931-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N731M-1931-08-15): Ryan B-5, S/N 231. Owner: [Theodore Gildred](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THEODORE%20GILDRED), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## 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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