# N232VA: 2013 Vans RV-12, registration cancelled 2021-10-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 2, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Vans RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12) (registry code 060009Y)
- Engine: [Rotax 912ULS series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (registry code 55572)
- Serial number: 12006
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 2013
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2018
- Last registry action: June 19, 2018
- Mode S code: A211CA
- Owners when cancelled: [Dupin Christopher G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUPIN%20CHRISTOPHER%20G), [Dupin April D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUPIN%20APRIL%20D)
- Location: [Niceville, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Niceville)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5078° N, 86.4484° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32578, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232VA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=232VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N232VA-2021-10-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ERA19FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19FA048), Nov 17, 2018: Vans RV-12 (N232VA), Niceville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power during initial climb for undetermined reasons, and pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a turn back to the runway, which resulted in an exceedance of the…

## 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 20181117022619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181117022619A), Nov 17, 2018: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N232VA), Niceville, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 11/17/2018 - N232VA was being used for student flight training. At 1300, N232VA took off from AL17 (Ruckel Field), on rw 18. During the takeoff, the student…

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