Single-engine piston

N18HS

2024 Vans RV-12IS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2024
Serial
121381
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912IS2
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation Inc (Corporation)
Based
West Bend, WI
2024 Vans RV-12IS
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12IS. Not a photo of N18HS.
Registration record

N18HS on the FAA register

Type
2024 Vans RV-12IS
Serial
121381
Engines
Rotax 912IS2
Registered owner
Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation Inc
West Bend, WI
Certificate issued
2024-02-14
Airworthiness date
2024-06-14
Registration expires
2031-02-28
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A13F13
Mode S (octal)
50237423
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-26
    Accident at Hartford, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2024-06-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2024-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N18HS to the current registrant.
  • 2018-01-11
    N18HS previously assigned to a Homebuilt Thorp T-18 (s/n 486); cancelled.
Overview

About N18HS

N18HS is a 2024 Vans RV-12IS, serial number 121381. The FAA register lists Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation Inc as the registrant in West Bend, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2024 and expires on February 28, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912IS2 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated June 14, 2024.

N18HS has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-26 Accident · Hartford, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN25LA345
Reported aircraft: Vans RV-12IS
Probable cause: The student pilot s failure to maintain airplane control while landing on a turf runway.
NTSB report ↗

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.