# N8765: Vans RV-12

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 0690009, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 120075
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Certificate issued: May 30, 2019
- Expires: May 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC0FA7
- Registered owner: [Lawson Jan C Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAWSON%20JAN%20C%20TRUSTEE)
- Location: [Navarre, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Navarre)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.4251° N, 86.8924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32566, 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=8765
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8765

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 (Vans RV-12)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8765.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8765.

## Reports on N8765 not matched to an aircraft (4)

They name N8765, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Incident 19810628044749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810628044749I), Jun 28, 1981: Doug DC861 (N8765), Jamica, NY, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed during maintenance taxi at terminal gate area. Found abnornality in hydraulic system.
- [Incident 19800114012259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800114012259I), Jan 14, 1980: Doug DC861 (N8765), Atlanta, GA. Loss of pressurization enroute. Hinge cotterpin gone from air conditioning system service. Inner flapper door
- [Incident 19781022029789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029789I), Oct 22, 1978: Doug DC861 (N8765), St, MO. Aircraft lost hydraulic pressure in flight, landed. Maintenance replaced a hydraulic flex line.
- [Incident 19780912017029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780912017029I), Sep 12, 1978: Doug DC861 (N8765), Windsor Locks, CT. Flight diverted to unload unruly passenger.

## 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 N8765

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8765 before.

- [Cancelled 1940-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8765-1940-09-01): Swallow TP, S/N 165. Owner: [Smith Joseph T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20JOSEPH%20T), [Bedford, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Bedford)

## Related

- Other Vans RV-12 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12/aircraft.md

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