Single-engine piston

N8245Q

2001 Homebuilt Rans S12XL

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2001
Serial
10990895
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Manakin Sabot, VA
Registration record

N8245Q on the FAA register

Type
2001 Homebuilt Rans S12XL
Serial
10990895
Engines
Bombardier ROTAX (ALL)
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Manakin Sabot, VA
Certificate issued
2009-02-03
Airworthiness date
2001-08-17
Registration expires
2029-07-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
AB42CD
Mode S (octal)
52641315
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Kit
Rans Inc S-12 XL AIRAILE
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-02-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N8245Q to the current registrant.
  • 2001-08-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1983-04-09
    N8245Q previously assigned to a Cessna A185F (s/n 18503637); cancelled.
Overview

About N8245Q

N8245Q is a 2001 Homebuilt Rans S12XL, serial number 10990895. It is registered to an individual in Manakin Sabot, Virginia. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 3, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2029.

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 August 17, 2001.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8245Q. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-08-16 Accident · Westwego,La, 18 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1810
Reported aircraft: Cessna A185F — a different aircraft that carried the N8245Q registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ERRUN,THEN NOSED STRAIGHT UP.

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.