Single-engine piston

N737JA

2024 Vans RV-12IS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2024
Serial
12158
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Joby Aero Inc (Corporation)
Based
Santa Cruz, CA
2024 Vans RV-12IS
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12IS. Not a photo of N737JA.
Registration record

N737JA on the FAA register

Type
2024 Vans RV-12IS
Serial
12158
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Joby Aero Inc
Santa Cruz, CA
Certificate issued
2024-03-20
Airworthiness date
2024-02-26
Registration expires
2031-03-31
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
A9E5D5
Mode S (octal)
52362725
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-03-20
    Certificate of registration issued as N737JA to the current registrant.
  • 2024-02-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
  • 2013-05-07
    N737JA previously assigned to a Cessna Turbo R182RG Skylane / TR182RG Skylane / R-182RG (s/n R18200834); cancelled.
Overview

About N737JA

N737JA is a 2024 Vans RV-12IS, serial number 12158. The FAA register lists Joby Aero Inc as the registrant in Santa Cruz, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 20, 2024 and expires on March 31, 2031.

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 February 26, 2024.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N737JA. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1983-07-25 Accident · Seneca Rocks, WV Damage: Substantial NTSB · ATL83FA290
Reported aircraft: Cessna TR 182 — a different aircraft that carried the N737JA 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.