Single-engine piston

N81628

Homebuilt Rans S-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
019555
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Honey Grove, TX
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Registration record

N81628 on the FAA register

Type
Homebuilt Rans S-12
Serial
019555
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Honey Grove, TX
Certificate issued
2018-01-04
Airworthiness date
1995-05-19
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB2265
Mode S (octal)
52621145
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-01-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N81628 to the current registrant.
  • 1995-05-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1991-10-16
    N81628 previously assigned to a Commander 690B (s/n 11396); cancelled.
Overview

About N81628

N81628 is a Homebuilt Rans S-12, serial number 019555. It is registered to an individual in Honey Grove, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 4, 2018 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated May 19, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N81628. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1990-09-22 Accident · North Castle, NY Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC90LA224
Reported aircraft: Rockwell 690B — a different aircraft that carried the N81628 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT PREFLIGHT (FUEL CAP NOT PROPERLY SECURED) WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL SIPHONING AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.

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.