Single-engine piston

N12DR

2013 Homebuilt PITTS Model 12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2013
Serial
281
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bunker Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Sugar Grove, IL
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Registration record

N12DR on the FAA register

Type
2013 Homebuilt PITTS Model 12
Serial
281
Engines
Vedeneyev M14P
Registered owner
Bunker Aviation LLC
Sugar Grove, IL
Certificate issued
2022-09-14
Airworthiness date
2023-03-09
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A051B4
Mode S (octal)
50050664
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Jim Kimball Enterprises PITTS MODEL 12
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2022-09-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N12DR to the current registrant.
  • 2013
    Manufactured (2013).
  • 2006-06-29
    N12DR previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 27-7954052); cancelled.
  • 1990-12-10
    N12DR previously assigned to a Piper Turbo Aztec F / Turbo Aztec E / Aztec B (s/n 272649); cancelled.
Overview

About N12DR

N12DR is a 2013 Homebuilt PITTS Model 12, serial number 281. The FAA register lists Bunker Aviation LLC as the registrant in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 14, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Vedeneyev M14P engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated March 9, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12DR. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2015-04-18 Accident · Burneyville, OK Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN15LA205
Reported aircraft: Pitts Model 12 — a different aircraft that carried the N12DR registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to contamination of the fuel system.

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.