Single-engine piston

N259VA

2014 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2014
Serial
12033
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Snowbird Aviation Corp (Corporation)
Based
Signal Mountain, TN
2014 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N259VA.
Registration record

N259VA on the FAA register

Type
2014 Vans RV-12
Serial
12033
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Snowbird Aviation Corp
Signal Mountain, TN
Certificate issued
2023-02-25
Airworthiness date
2014-04-15
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A27AC9
Mode S (octal)
50475311
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 N259VA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-02-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N259VA.
  • 2014-04-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
Overview

About N259VA

N259VA is a 2014 Vans RV-12, serial number 12033. The FAA register lists Snowbird Aviation Corp as the registrant in Signal Mountain, Tennessee. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 25, 2023 and expires on February 28, 2030.

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 light sport category (airplane), dated April 15, 2014.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N259VA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N259VA.

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.