Single-engine piston

N48ZG

2012 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2012
Serial
120438
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Spring Valley, CA
2012 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N48ZG.
Registration record

N48ZG on the FAA register

Type
2012 Vans RV-12
Serial
120438
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Spring Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2026-08-07
Airworthiness date
2012-09-17
Registration expires
2033-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
A5E886
Mode S (octal)
51364206
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 N48ZG.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-08-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N48ZG.
  • 2012-09-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N48ZG

N48ZG is a 2012 Vans RV-12, serial number 120438. It is registered to an individual in Spring Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 7, 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 experimental category (light-sport), dated September 17, 2012.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N48ZG.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N48ZG.

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.