Single-engine piston

N8512A

1996 Homebuilt Junior Ace

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1996
Serial
1
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Crawfordville, FL
Registration record

N8512A on the FAA register

Type
1996 Homebuilt Junior Ace
Serial
1
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Crawfordville, FL
Certificate issued
2008-08-08
Airworthiness date
1996-07-16
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · amateur-built
Mode S (hex)
ABADAE
Mode S (octal)
52726656
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2008-08-08
    Certificate of registration issued as N8512A to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (amateur-built)).
  • 1974-01-23
    N8512A previously assigned to a Beechcraft A35 (s/n D-1934); cancelled.
Overview

About N8512A

N8512A is a 1996 Homebuilt Junior Ace, serial number 1. It is registered to an individual in Crawfordville, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 8, 2008 and expires on June 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (amateur-built), dated July 16, 1996.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N8512A. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1973-12-01 Accident · Plain City,Ut, 44 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3415
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft A35 — a different aircraft that carried the N8512A registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ALT FOR CHK PLT TO TAKE CONTROL.GUSTS TO 35KTS.

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.