Single-engine piston

N8259S

2019 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2019
Serial
121006
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Peachtree City, GA
2019 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N8259S.
Registration record

N8259S on the FAA register

Type
2019 Vans RV-12
Serial
121006
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Peachtree City, GA
Certificate issued
2019-04-08
Airworthiness date
2019-06-05
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
AB4712
Mode S (octal)
52643422
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 N8259S.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2019-06-05
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2019-04-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8259S to the current registrant.
  • 2010-10-18
    N8259S previously assigned to a Cessna 150F (s/n 15061859); cancelled.
Overview

About N8259S

N8259S is a 2019 Vans RV-12, serial number 121006. It is registered to an individual in Peachtree City, Georgia. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 8, 2019 and expires on April 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912ULS series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated June 5, 2019.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8259S. 2 earlier records involve a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1991-12-27 Accident · Lancaster, CA Damage: Substantial NTSB · LAX92LA073
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150F — a different aircraft that carried the N8259S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING THE LANDING FLARE. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
1967-02-11 Accident · College Park,Md, 20 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 0455
Reported aircraft: Cessna 150 — a different aircraft that carried the N8259S registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: OW.

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.