Single-engine piston

N12JV

1979 Homebuilt RV-3

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1979
Serial
88
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sharpsburg, MD
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Registration record

N12JV on the FAA register

Type
1979 Homebuilt RV-3
Serial
88
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sharpsburg, MD
Certificate issued
2018-10-31
Airworthiness date
1985-09-24
Registration expires
2028-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A05235
Mode S (octal)
50051065
Seats (type)
1
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-10-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N12JV to the current registrant.
  • 2004-05-08
    Accident at Mayetta, KS; damage: substantial.
  • 1985-09-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1979
    Manufactured (1979).
  • 1975-11-04
    N12JV previously assigned to a Homebuilt Osprey 1-V (s/n 11); cancelled.
Overview

About N12JV

N12JV is a 1979 Homebuilt RV-3, serial number 88. It is registered to an individual in Sharpsburg, Maryland. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 31, 2018 and expires on October 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 1 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated September 24, 1985.

N12JV 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

2004-05-08 Accident · Mayetta, KS Damage: Substantial NTSB · CHI04CA115
Reported aircraft: Villeneuve RV-3
Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain airspeed and aircraft control during final approach, which resulted in a stall/mush flight condition. A factor to the accident was the crosswind and the trees.
1975-09-13 Accident · Paducah,Ky, 17 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3108
Reported aircraft: Osprey 1-V — a different aircraft that carried the N12JV 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.