Single-engine piston

N271VA

2015 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
12053
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Chi Aerospace Inc (Corporation)
Based
Portsmouth, NH
2015 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N271VA.
Registration record

N271VA on the FAA register

Type
2015 Vans RV-12
Serial
12053
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Chi Aerospace Inc
Portsmouth, NH
Certificate issued
2026-08-08
Airworthiness date
2015-06-05
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A2AC0F
Mode S (octal)
50526017
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 N271VA.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N271VA.
  • 2015-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
Overview

About N271VA

N271VA is a 2015 Vans RV-12, serial number 12053. The FAA register lists Chi Aerospace Inc as the registrant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2026 and expires on August 31, 2033.

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 June 5, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N271VA.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N271VA.

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.