Single-engine piston

N46TB

2025 Vans RV-12IS

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
2025
Serial
12205
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Fly Barely LLC (LLC)
Based
Manitowoc, WI
2025 Vans RV-12IS
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12IS. Not a photo of N46TB.
Registration record

N46TB on the FAA register

Type
2025 Vans RV-12IS
Serial
12205
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Fly Barely LLC
Manitowoc, WI
Certificate issued
2026-02-17
Airworthiness date
2025-12-12
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A598ED
Mode S (octal)
51314355
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-24
    Accident at Appleton, WI; damage: substantial.
  • 2026-02-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N46TB to the current registrant.
  • 2025-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2023-03-10
    N46TB previously assigned to a IAI 1125 Westwind Astra (s/n 068); cancelled.
  • 2015-09-24
    N46TB previously assigned to a Piper Navajo (s/n 31-67); cancelled.
Overview

About N46TB

N46TB is a 2025 Vans RV-12IS, serial number 12205. The FAA register lists Fly Barely LLC as the registrant in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 17, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is light sport category (airplane), dated December 12, 2025.

N46TB has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2026-02-24 Accident · Appleton, WI Damage: Substantial NTSB · CEN26LA125
Reported aircraft: Vans RV-12IS
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain proper airspeed during landing and exceedance of the airplane s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the runway. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor s delayed remedial action.
NTSB report ↗
2011-08-17 Accident · Perryton, TX Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · CEN11LA574
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-31-310 — a different aircraft that carried the N46TB registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The explosion and subsequent fire in the airplane for undetermined reasons because an examination of the burned airplane could not identify any preaccident anomolies.

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.