# N212ZF: 2011 Vans RV-12, registration cancelled 2018-03-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 26, 2018
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 0690009)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 120136
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 2011
- Certificate issued: July 20, 2015
- Last registry action: July 20, 2015
- Mode S code: A1C335
- Owner when cancelled: [Levine Norman B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEVINE%20NORMAN%20B)
- Location: [Carmel, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Carmel)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9666° N, 86.1751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46032, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212ZF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212ZF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212ZF-2018-03-26

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Vans RV-12: https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12.md

## 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 CEN17FA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17FA334), Aug 31, 2017: Vans RV-12 (N212ZF), Fishers, IN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to latch the canopy before takeoff, and his failure to maintain pitch control following the in-flight opening of the canopy during the initial climb resulting in a subsequent…

## 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 20170831014049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170831014049A), Aug 31, 2017: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N212ZF), Fishers, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On August 31, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m. eastern daylight time, a Vans Aircraft Inc. RV-12 experimental airplane, N212ZF, impacted terrain following…

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