Single-engine piston

N12DS

1984 Homebuilt RV4

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1984
Serial
27
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
College Station, TX
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Registration record

N12DS on the FAA register

Type
1984 Homebuilt RV4
Serial
27
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
College Station, TX
Certificate issued
2021-03-06
Airworthiness date
1987-04-23
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A051B5
Mode S (octal)
50050665
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-03-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N12DS.
  • 1987-04-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1984
    Manufactured (1984).
Overview

About N12DS

N12DS is a 1984 Homebuilt RV4, serial number 27. It is registered to an individual in College Station, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 6, 2021 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated April 23, 1987.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N12DS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1986-01-23 Accident · Opa Locka, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA86LA063
Reported aircraft: Cessna 310J — a different aircraft that carried the N12DS registration before this airframe.

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.