# N234VA: 2013 Vans RV-12, registration cancelled 2019-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2019
- 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: 12008
- Year built: 2013
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Light sport, airplane
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 2013
- Certificate issued: August 29, 2013
- Last registry action: March 15, 2016
- Mode S code: A21938
- Owner when cancelled: [Lane Community College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LANE%20COMMUNITY%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Eugene, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Eugene)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 43.9536° N, 123.1559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97405, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234VA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=234VA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234VA-2019-11-29

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 GAA17CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA358), Jun 20, 2017: Vans RV-12 (N234VA), Eugene, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20170619017859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170619017859A), Jun 19, 2017: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N234VA), Eugene, OR, Substantial damage. Student pilot conducting second solo flight conducted three previous landings, one touch and go, and two stop and go procedures. On the takeoff roll following…
- [Incident 20170414003459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170414003459I), Apr 14, 2017: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N234VA), Eugene, OR, Minor damage. During a part 141 training flight with a CFI employed by lane community college (EM8S), and a student pilot, at about four miles north of keug, the CFI noticed…

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