Single-engine piston

N859TX

2023 Vans RV-12IS

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2023
Serial
121488
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Humble, TX
2023 Vans RV-12IS
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12IS. Not a photo of N859TX.
Registration record

N859TX on the FAA register

Type
2023 Vans RV-12IS
Serial
121488
Engines
Rotax 912 IS
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Humble, TX
Certificate issued
2025-10-07
Airworthiness date
2023-07-29
Registration expires
2032-10-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ABCA86
Mode S (octal)
52745206
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-10-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N859TX.
  • 2023-07-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
Overview

About N859TX

N859TX is a 2023 Vans RV-12IS, serial number 121488. It is registered to an individual in Humble, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 7, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Rotax 912 IS engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (light-sport), dated July 29, 2023.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N859TX.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N859TX.

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.