# N987LS: 2017 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: 120613
- Year built: 2017
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: November 20, 2017
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2017
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: ADC630
- Registered owner: [Smith Larry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20LARRY)
- Location: [Friendswood, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Friendswood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.5111° N, 95.1930° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77546, 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=987LS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987LS

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 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 N987LS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N987LS.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Reports filed since August 24, 1971, when the mark's previous registration was cancelled.

## Earlier aircraft with N987LS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N987LS before.

- [Cancelled 1971-08-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N987LS-1971-08-24): Beech S35, S/N D-7455, built 1964. Owner: [Smiley Lloyd G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMILEY%20LLOYD%20G), [Poughkeepsie, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Poughkeepsie)

## Related

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

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