# N869DC: 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: 120168
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: June 20, 2011
- Certificate issued: May 3, 2022
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: ABF094
- Registered owner: [Cooper David C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COOPER%20DAVID%20C)
- Location: [Clayton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Clayton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.9013° N, 83.3652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30525, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=869DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N869DC

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

None matched to N869DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N869DC.

## 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 N869DC

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N869DC before.

- [Cancelled 2007-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869DC-2007-12-20): Saab-Scania SAAB 340B, S/N 340B-246. Exported to Sweden. 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)
- [Cancelled 2002-02-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N869DC-2002-02-25): Schweizer TH55A/269A, S/N 780901, built 1968. Owner: [Barrows Carl A DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARROWS%20CARL%20A%20DBA), [Greene, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Greene)

## 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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