Single-engine piston

N8020U

1997 Homebuilt S-12 Airaile

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1997
Serial
11950669
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 582UL
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Le Mars, IA
Registration record

N8020U on the FAA register

Type
1997 Homebuilt S-12 Airaile
Serial
11950669
Engines
Rotax 582UL
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Le Mars, IA
Certificate issued
2008-12-24
Airworthiness date
2007-10-02
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AAEBB6
Mode S (octal)
52565666
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-12-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N8020U to the current registrant.
  • 2007-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 1997
    Manufactured (1997).
  • 1981-10-23
    N8020U previously assigned to a Douglas DC-8-21 (s/n 45593); cancelled.
Overview

About N8020U

N8020U is a 1997 Homebuilt S-12 Airaile, serial number 11950669. It is registered to an individual in Le Mars, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 24, 2008 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 582UL engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated October 2, 2007.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N8020U.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N8020U.

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.