Single-engine piston

N1243A

2012 Homebuilt RV-7A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2012
Serial
72022
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Squadron One LLC (LLC)
Based
Vienna, VA
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Registration record

N1243A on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt RV-7A
Serial
72022
Engines
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
Registered owner
Squadron One LLC
Vienna, VA
Certificate issued
2025-05-13
Airworthiness date
2012-12-21
Registration expires
2032-05-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A06550
Mode S (octal)
50062520
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-05-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N1243A.
  • 2013-07-25
    Accident at Charlottesville, IN; damage: substantial.
  • 2012-12-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N1243A

N1243A is a 2012 Homebuilt RV-7A, serial number 72022. The FAA register lists Squadron One LLC as the registrant in Vienna, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 13, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming IO-360-A1A engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated December 21, 2012.

N1243A has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-07-25 Accident · Charlottesville, IN Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN13CA434
Reported aircraft: David W Oakes RV-7A
Probable cause: The improper landing attitude which damaged the nosewheel and a resulted in a hard landing.
1989-02-22 Accident · Sulatna River, AK Damage: Substantial NTSB · ANC89LA046
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-18 — a different aircraft that carried the N1243A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL.

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.