# N277E: 2014 Forrest Foster VANS RV-12, registration cancelled 2020-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Forrest Foster VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/forrest-foster-vans-rv-12) (registry code 05632YV)
- Serial number: 120206
- Year built: 2014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: April 11, 2014
- Last registry action: October 9, 2019
- Mode S code: A2C0E1
- Location: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0637° N, 93.3412° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55429, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N277E
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=277E
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277E-2020-07-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Forrest Foster VANS RV-12: https://openairdocs.org/model/forrest-foster-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 GAA19CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA217), Apr 14, 2019: Vans Vans RV-12 (N277E), Wall, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to depart from a slush-covered runway, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and a subsequent nose-over.

## 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 20190414002779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190414002779A), Apr 14, 2019: Forrest Foster VANS RV-12 (N277E), Wall, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot and passenger landed in Wall and ate breakfast then taxied for takeoff and as they were rotating the nose gear was off the ground and the left main gear…

## Other aircraft with N277E

- [Cancelled 2008-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N277E-2008-10-29): Extra Flugzeugproduktions EA 300/L, S/N 1277, built 2008. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Vertical Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VERTICAL%20LINES%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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