Single-engine piston

N897LB

2015 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2015
Serial
12052
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Greeley, CO
2015 Vans RV-12
Representative photo of a Vans RV-12. Not a photo of N897LB.
Registration record

N897LB on the FAA register

Type
2015 Vans RV-12
Serial
12052
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greeley, CO
Certificate issued
2023-09-29
Airworthiness date
2015-02-20
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Light sport · airplane
Mode S (hex)
AC6051
Mode S (octal)
53060121
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 N897LB.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N897LB.
  • 2015-02-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (light sport category (airplane)).
Overview

About N897LB

N897LB is a 2015 Vans RV-12, serial number 12052. It is registered to an individual in Greeley, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 29, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

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 light sport category (airplane), dated February 20, 2015.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N897LB.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N897LB.

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.