Single-engine piston

N1538Z

2020 Vans RV-12IS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2020
Serial
121037
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ano Build One (Corporation)
Based
Plattsmouth, NE
2020 Vans RV-12IS
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12IS. Not a photo of N1538Z.
Registration record

N1538Z on the FAA register

Type
2020 Vans RV-12IS
Serial
121037
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Ano Build One
Plattsmouth, NE
Certificate issued
2020-10-22
Airworthiness date
2021-02-02
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A0D8DC
Mode S (octal)
50154334
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-02-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2020-10-22
    Certificate of registration issued as N1538Z to the current registrant.
  • 1992-03-24
    N1538Z previously assigned to a Balloon Works Firefly 7-B (s/n 10243); cancelled.
Overview

About N1538Z

N1538Z is a 2020 Vans RV-12IS, serial number 121037. The FAA register lists Ano Build One as the registrant in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 22, 2020 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated February 2, 2021.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N1538Z.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N1538Z.

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.