Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
RANS S-12
Fixed Wing Single Engine · BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
Registered
36
Year Range
0–2014
NTSB Events
13
Airworthiness Directives
0
Aircraft Resources
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered RANS S-12 aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- FL 11.1% 4
- MI 11.1% 4
- PR 8.3% 3
- VA 8.3% 3
- TX 8.3% 3
- ID 5.6% 2
- IL 5.6% 2
- AZ 5.6% 2
- GA 5.6% 2
- OH 2.8% 1
+10 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 47.2% 17
- 2000s 8.3% 3
- 2010s 2.8% 1
- Unknown 41.7% 15
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving RANS S-12 aircraft
13 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 13.
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Jan 18, 2019
N3075EReidsville, North Carolina Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 8, 2011
N7138KFestus, Missouri
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 7, 2004
N7138KBerthoud, Colorado
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 5, 1997
N80077HOBBS, New Mexico Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
May 17, 1991
N80077WRAY, Colorado Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Sep 22, 1990
N81628NORTH CASTLE, New York Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jan 14, 1989
N714CRWINCHESTER, Virginia
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 9, 1987
N3075ELOWMOOR, Virginia Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 13, 1983
N2202FJOHN DAY, Oregon
NTSB Docket → -
Nov 27, 1981
N43981RUIDOSO, New Mexico Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 27, 1980
N48976GAGE, Oklahoma Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 23, 1979
N6292ALATROBE, Pennsylvania
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 27, 1978
N714CRDUNCANNON, Pennsylvania
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to RANS S-12
No matching airworthiness directives are on file for this make and model in the Federal Register.
04 / Regulations watching this type
Advisory Circulars and Federal Register activity for RANS S-12
Advisory Circulars
No ACs explicitly mention this type. Showing universal operating-rule ACs that apply to all aircraft.
Recent Federal Register activity
Latest rulemakings touching general operating rules (Part 91) and maintenance rules (Part 43).
- 2026-04-17 Settlement Policy for Small Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Cases FR ↗
- 2026-02-10 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period; Denial of Extension FR ↗
- 2026-02-02 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorder (CVR) Requirement, New Aircraft Production FR ↗
- 2026-01-28 Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations; Reopening of Comment Period FR ↗
- 2026-01-07 Requirements for Interference-Tolerant Radio Altimeter Systems FR ↗
05 / Aircraft of this type
All 36 registered N-numbers
Every tail currently on the FAA registry for this make/model. Click an N-number to query the FAA Aircraft Inquiry; rows flagged ● have NTSB events on file. Tails seeded with full TallyAero pages link directly.
| N-number | St | Year | NTSB | FAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1165K | ID | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N12WJ | FL | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N13BZ | IL | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N188RR | OH | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2202F | IL | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N229DC | AZ | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N300PE | MA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3075E | LA | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3207D | AZ | 1991 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N370MJ | GA | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N371JX | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N386LT | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4087A | MI | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4287N | PR | 1991 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N42XR | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N43981 | FL | 1992 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N48976 | MI | 1991 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N515GR | KS | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5168M | VA | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N526CL | PR | 2003 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N61ME | PR | 1992 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N6292A | MS | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N641DS | OR | 1994 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7095U | MI | 1993 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7138K | MO | 1995 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N714CR | VA | 1994 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N73DV | TX | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N789PM | TX | 2014 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8002S | WA | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N80077 | MI | 1993 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N81628 | TX | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N816MD | TN | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N8766C | GA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N887E | ID | 2002 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N919RL | VA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N920PM | MT | — | · | Look up ↗ |
Source — FAA Aircraft Registry · click "Look up" to query the live registry record (owner, address, last airworthiness)
05 / Sources & Methodology
Every count traces back to a primary US-government source
- FAA Aircraft Registry →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- NTSB CAROL →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
- Federal Register (FAA Airworthiness Directives) →
Refreshed Apr 27, 2026
Available
We render counts and lists as the agency publishes them. Read the methodology →