# N73712: 2009 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: 120034
- Year built: 2009
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: October 23, 2009
- Certificate issued: December 20, 2019
- Expires: December 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A9E7A2
- Registered owner: [Rawlins Bruce L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAWLINS%20BRUCE%20L)
- Location: [Richland, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Richland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.2460° N, 119.2918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99352, 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=73712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73712

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 CEN11LA601](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA601), Aug 29, 2011: Van's RV-12 (N73712), Windom, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control after liftoff due to his distraction with the unsecured canopy, which he did not lock before takeoff.

## 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 20110829019779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110829019779A), Aug 29, 2011: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N73712), Windom, MN, Substantial damage. At 0930 on 8/29/2011, when airborne and climbing [privacy data omitted] noticed air coming into cockpit, because he forgot to latch canopy. While trying to…

## 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 N73712

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N73712 before.

- [Cancelled 2002-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73712-2002-02-28): Airbus Industrie A340-313, S/N 117. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Boeing Aircraft Holding Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOEING%20AIRCRAFT%20HOLDING%20CO), [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- [Cancelled 1999-06-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73712-1999-06-08): Boeing 737-7K9, S/N 28090. Exported to Greece. Owner: [First Security Bank Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FIRST%20SECURITY%20BANK%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 1988-08-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73712-1988-08-10): Boeing 737-297, S/N 20210. Triennial form not returned
- [Cancelled 1951-05-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73712-1951-05-02): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 6892. Owner: [St Louis Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ST%20LOUIS%20FLYING%20SERVICE), [St Louis, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/St%20Louis)

## 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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