Single-engine piston

N805SW

2019 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
120727
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
New Brockton, AL
2019 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N805SW.
Registration record

N805SW on the FAA register

Type
2019 Vans RV-12
Serial
120727
Engines
Rotax 912UL series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
New Brockton, AL
Certificate issued
2019-08-30
Airworthiness date
2022-11-17
Registration expires
2029-08-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AAF615
Mode S (octal)
52573025
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 N805SW.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-11-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2019-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N805SW to the current registrant.
  • 2006-02-02
    N805SW previously assigned to a Shorts SD3-30 (s/n SH3055); cancelled.
Overview

About N805SW

N805SW is a 2019 Vans RV-12, serial number 120727. It is registered to an individual in New Brockton, Alabama. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2019 and expires on August 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912UL series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated November 17, 2022.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N805SW. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2003-04-09 Accident · Du Bois, PA Damage: Substantial NTSB · NYC03LA081
Reported aircraft: Short Brothers SD3-30 — a different aircraft that carried the N805SW registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: The captain's failure to maintain the proper glidepath during the instrument approach, and his failure to perform a go-around. Factors were a low ceiling and reduced visibility due to mist.

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.