# N8020U: 1997 Rans S-12 AIRAILE

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rans S-12 AIRAILE](https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12-airaile) (registry code 05902TK, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 582UL](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul) (registry code 55558)
- Serial number: 11950669
- Year built: 1997
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 24, 2008
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AAEBB6
- Registered owner: [Johnson Joel T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20JOEL%20T)
- Location: [Le Mars, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Le%20Mars)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8032° N, 96.1864° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51031, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8020U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8020U

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 (Rans S-12 AIRAILE)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 582UL)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8020U.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8020U.

## 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 N8020U

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8020U before.

- [Cancelled 1981-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8020U-1981-10-23): Douglas DC-8-21, S/N 45593, built 1959. Sale reported. Owner: [Medford, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Medford)

## Related

- Other Rans S-12 AIRAILE aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12-airaile/aircraft.md
- The Rotax 582UL engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ul.md

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