Single-engine piston

N43981

1992 Homebuilt Rans S-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1992
Serial
0292181
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Atlantic Beach, FL
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Registration record

N43981 on the FAA register

Type
1992 Homebuilt Rans S-12
Serial
0292181
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Atlantic Beach, FL
Certificate issued
2023-07-03
Airworthiness date
1992-08-17
Registration expires
2030-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A54817
Mode S (octal)
51244027
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-07-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N43981 to the current registrant.
  • 1992-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
Overview

About N43981

N43981 is a 1992 Homebuilt Rans S-12, serial number 0292181. It is registered to an individual in Atlantic Beach, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 3, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated August 17, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N43981. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1981-11-27 Accident · Ruidoso,Nm, 31 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3128
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-28 — a different aircraft that carried the N43981 registration before this airframe.

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.