Single-engine piston

N12731

1942 DeHavilland DH-82A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
A17-491
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Vinton, IA
Registration record

N12731 on the FAA register

Type
1942 DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA: Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A)
Serial
A17-491
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Vinton, IA
Certificate issued
1973-09-24
Airworthiness date
1979-03-07
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · exhibition
Mode S (hex)
A0708E
Mode S (octal)
50070216
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1979-03-07
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (exhibition)).
  • 1973-09-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N12731 to the current registrant.
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
  • 1933-07-05
    N12731 previously assigned to a Homebuilt V (s/n 124); cancelled.
Overview

About N12731

N12731 is a 1942 DeHavilland DH-82A (FAA model TIGER MOTH DH 82A), serial number A17-491. It is registered to an individual in Vinton, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 24, 1973 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (exhibition), dated March 7, 1979.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N12731.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N12731.

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.