Single-engine piston

N12237

1936 Homebuilt Nieuport

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1936
Serial
3
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental W670 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Rosa, CA
Registration record

N12237 on the FAA register

Type
1936 Homebuilt Nieuport
Serial
3
Engines
Continental W670 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Rosa, CA
Certificate issued
1998-06-11
Airworthiness date
1973-10-31
Registration expires
2027-12-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A05E01
Mode S (octal)
50057001
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-06-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N12237.
  • 1973-10-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1936
    Manufactured (1936).
Overview

About N12237

N12237 is a 1936 Homebuilt Nieuport, serial number 3. It is registered to an individual in Santa Rosa, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 11, 1998 and expires on December 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental W670 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated October 31, 1973.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12237. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1974-01-15 Accident · Piru,Calif, 05 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0051
Reported aircraft: Nieuport LF-1 — a different aircraft that carried the N12237 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: RVED TO R.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.