Single-engine piston

N44PL

2012 Homebuilt Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
120404
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
East Falmouth, MA
Registration record

N44PL on the FAA register

Type
2012 Homebuilt Vans RV-12
Serial
120404
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
East Falmouth, MA
Certificate issued
2024-11-20
Airworthiness date
2026-02-26
Registration expires
2031-11-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
A54994
Mode S (octal)
51244624
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 2024-11-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N44PL to the current registrant.
  • 2015-03-13
    N44PL previously assigned to a Homebuilt PL-4 (s/n 001); cancelled.
  • 2012
    Manufactured (2012).
Overview

About N44PL

N44PL is a 2012 Homebuilt Vans RV-12, serial number 120404. It is registered to an individual in East Falmouth, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 20, 2024 and expires on November 30, 2031.

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 (amateur-built), dated February 26, 2026.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N44PL. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2014-05-10 Accident · Yates City, IL Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN14LA235
Reported aircraft: Pazmany PL 4 — a different aircraft that carried the N44PL registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: A loss of propeller thrust due to a failure of the reduction drive unit resulting from the improper installation of the unit. Contributing to the accident was a lack of documentation for the reduction drive unit installation.

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.