Single-engine piston

N159XP

2011 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2011
Serial
120159
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Moville, IA
2011 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N159XP.
Registration record

N159XP on the FAA register

Type
2011 Vans RV-12
Serial
120159
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Moville, IA
Certificate issued
2020-11-03
Airworthiness date
2011-10-19
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A0EDB9
Mode S (octal)
50166671
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Market asking range
$80,675 to $111,175
Middle half of 10 live Vans RV-12 listings, 2010–2019 models (median $94,750). Asking prices, not an appraisal of N159XP.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2020-11-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N159XP.
  • 2011-10-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N159XP

N159XP is a 2011 Vans RV-12, serial number 120159. It is registered to co-owners in Moville, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 3, 2020 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated October 19, 2011.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N159XP.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N159XP.

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.