# N262WS: 2011 Vans RV-12, registration cancelled 2020-05-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 29, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 120262
- Year built: 2011
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, operating light-sport kit-built
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 2011
- Certificate issued: February 10, 2017
- Last registry action: February 23, 2018
- Mode S code: A28870
- Owner when cancelled: [World Adventure Series Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WORLD%20ADVENTURE%20SERIES%20INC)
- Location: [Fort Myers, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Myers)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 26.5559° N, 81.9029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33919, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N262WS
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=262WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N262WS-2020-05-29

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 ERA18FA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18FA064), Jan 22, 2018: Vans RV-12 (N262WS), Bonita Springs, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's unsafe maneuvering and exceedance of the airplane's operating limitations, which resulted in an in-flight failure of the left wing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's underlying…

## 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 20180122001129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180122001129A), Jan 22, 2018: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 (N262WS), Bonita Springs, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On January 22, 2018, about 1214 EST, a van's aircraft inc. RV-12, N262WS, the aircraft is substantially damaged. It collided with terrain near Bonita Springs,…

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