# N86GV: 2013 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: 120384
- Year built: 2013
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: September 3, 2013
- Certificate issued: September 25, 2018
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: ABCD28
- Registered owner: [Blackwell Jimmie A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKWELL%20JIMMIE%20A)
- Location: [Cedar Park, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Cedar%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5071° N, 97.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78613, 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=86GV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86GV

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 CEN23FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA016), Oct 21, 2022: Vans RV-12 (N86GV), Chandler, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of control inflight for reasons that could not be determined.

## 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 20221021022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221021022299A), Oct 21, 2022: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N86GV), Chandler, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft departed tyr @ 1423. Climbed to approx. 5475 feet at 79 knots, iaw ADS-B data. Aircraft then accelerrated to 93 knots, began a descending RH turn,…

## 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.

## 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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