# Forrest Foster VANS RV-12

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05632YV
- Manufacturer (registry): FORREST FOSTER
- Model: VANS RV-12
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/forrest-foster-vans-rv-12

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## 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…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Darwin G Terpstra VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/darwin-g-terpstra-vans-rv-12): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056328C
- [Ball Keith W VANS RV 12](https://openairdocs.org/model/ball-keith-w-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05629S5
- [James A Bishop VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-a-bishop-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05631LI
- [Robert Skalberg VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/robert-skalberg-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05631ZO
- [David M Mullet VANS RV12](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-m-mullet-vans-rv12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056323Q
- [Lloyd E Swenson VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/lloyd-e-swenson-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632DA
- [David B Garris VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-b-garris-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632HX
- [Roger G Millard VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/roger-g-millard-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05632L3
- [Zwirtz Gordon C VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/zwirtz-gordon-c-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05633CD
- [John D Watkins VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/john-d-watkins-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635PZ
- [James A Agua VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/james-a-agua-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05635WB
- [Gerald B Stofer VANS RV-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/gerald-b-stofer-vans-rv-12): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056368Z

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