# N838RP: R E Paulsen/P Paulsen-Dancause RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [R E Paulsen/P Paulsen-Dancause RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/r-e-paulsen-p-paulsen-dancause-rv-12) (registry code 056384T, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 120838
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12
- Certificate issued: February 26, 2020
- Expires: February 28, 2030
- Mode S code: AB7797
- Registered owners: [Paulsen Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAULSEN%20RICHARD%20E), [Paulsen-Dancause Paulette](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAULSEN-DANCAUSE%20PAULETTE)
- Location: [Independence, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Independence)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8116° N, 123.1272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97351, 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=838RP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N838RP

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 (R E Paulsen/P Paulsen-Dancause RV-12)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N838RP.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N838RP.

## 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 N838RP

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N838RP before.

- [Cancelled 2010-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N838RP-2010-02-02): Embraer EMB-135LR, S/N 145720, built 2003. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

## Related

- Other R E Paulsen/P Paulsen-Dancause RV-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/r-e-paulsen-p-paulsen-dancause-rv-12/aircraft.md

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