Single-engine piston

N987LS

2017 Vans RV-12

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2017
Serial
120613
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Friendswood, TX
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Registration record

N987LS on the FAA register

Type
2017 Vans RV-12
Serial
120613
Engines
Rotax 912ULS series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Friendswood, TX
Certificate issued
2017-04-17
Airworthiness date
2017-11-20
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Experimental · light-sport
Mode S (hex)
ADC630
Mode S (octal)
53343060
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 N987LS.
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (experimental category (light-sport)).
  • 2017-04-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N987LS to the current registrant.
  • 1971-08-24
    N987LS previously assigned to a Beechcraft S35 Bonanza (s/n D-7455); cancelled.
Overview

About N987LS

N987LS is a 2017 Vans RV-12, serial number 120613. It is registered to an individual in Friendswood, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 17, 2017 and expires on April 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 experimental category (light-sport), dated November 20, 2017.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N987LS. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1971-07-02 Accident · Old Fort,Nc, 33 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 0912
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft S35 — a different aircraft that carried the N987LS registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: ACFT DISINTEGRATED.

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.