# N901AM: 2022 Vans RV-12IS

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12IS](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (registry code 06001B1, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Rotax 912 IS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (registry code 55593)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E00051EN](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E00051EN) (BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12111
- Year built: 2022
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: April 1, 2022
- Certificate issued: October 8, 2022
- Expires: October 31, 2029
- Mode S code: AC72EF
- Registered owner: [Hibbard Paul A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIBBARD%20PAUL%20A)
- Location: [Mountain Home, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Mountain%20Home)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4007° N, 115.5229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83647, within about 22 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=901AM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N901AM

From the FAA registry file of October 21, 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 912 IS model are included.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 3 in force

### Matched by airframe (Vans RV-12IS)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Rotax 912 IS series)

- [AD 2026-16-11](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2026-16-11): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Aug 28, 2026
- [AD 2025-15-03](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-15-03): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Aug 6, 2025
- [AD 2023-17-13](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2023-17-13): Reciprocating Engine Front Section · BRP-Rotax 912 F2, 912 F3, 912 F4 and 16 more. Effective Sep 20, 2023

### Historical (superseded or no longer in force)

- [AD 2025-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2025-07-02) (historical): Reciprocating Engine Oil System · BRP-Rotax 912 iSc2 Sport, 912 iSc3 Sport, 915 iSc2 C24 and 1 more. Effective Apr 21, 2025

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N901AM.

## 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; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20230925016069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230925016069I), Sep 25, 2023: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS (N901AM), Mountain Home, ID, Minor damage. On September 25, 2023 the FAA was notified of an incident that occurred when a private pilot on a solo cross country to Mountain Home Municipal (U76), upon…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since August 9, 2019, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N901AM

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N901AM before.

- [Cancelled 2019-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901AM-2019-08-09): Piper PA-31, S/N 31-781, built 1971. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Paloma Uno LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALOMA%20UNO%20LLC), [Newark, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Newark)

## Related

- Other Vans RV-12IS aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is/aircraft.md
- STCs for the Vans RV-12IS: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is/stcs.md
- The Rotax 912 IS series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series.md

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.