Type Record · As of May 3, 2026
RANS S-12XL
Fixed Wing Single Engine · ROTAX 912
Registered
35
Year Range
1995–2025
NTSB Events
18
Airworthiness Directives
0
01 / Distribution
Where the fleet lives and was built
Counts of currently-registered RANS S-12XL aircraft by US state and decade of manufacture, sourced from the FAA Aircraft Registry.
By State (top 10)
- FL 8.6% 3
- AL 8.6% 3
- TX 8.6% 3
- MS 8.6% 3
- OR 5.7% 2
- SC 5.7% 2
- OH 5.7% 2
- KS 2.9% 1
- SD 2.9% 1
- PR 2.9% 1
+14 more states
By Decade of Manufacture
- 1990s 28.6% 10
- 2000s 25.7% 9
- 2010s 8.6% 3
- 2020s 2.9% 1
- Unknown 34.3% 12
02 / NTSB Records
Events involving RANS S-12XL aircraft
18 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 18.
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Dec 16, 2020
N449JPPort Isabel, Texas Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 16, 2018
N3165VMcClure, Ohio
NTSB Docket → -
Dec 19, 2015
N124LPGuanica, Puerto Rico
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 13, 2003
N4381GMagnolia, Arkansas
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 19, 2002
N9296FLorain, Ohio
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 26, 1997
N102EYHAYS, Kansas
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 24, 1992
N376GCSHELBURNE, Vermont Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Feb 23, 1989
N4381GORANGE, Texas
NTSB Docket → -
Jun 8, 1985
N9296FCLEVELAND, Ohio Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 17, 1979
N2573DSPRINGTOWN, Texas
NTSB Docket → -
Jul 11, 1975
N9296FBLYTHE, California
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 29, 1974
N3165VVANCOUVER, Washington Minor
NTSB Docket → -
Oct 7, 1972
N612SGARDEN CITY, Kansas
NTSB Docket → -
Mar 8, 1971
N3285JMCALESTER, Oklahoma Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
May 14, 1968
N6250ZATMORE, Alabama Serious
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 20, 1967
N3285JSEDALIA, Colorado
NTSB Docket → -
Aug 11, 1967
N7209ZMILLBROOK, Alabama Fatal
NTSB Docket → -
May 23, 1965
N3075JNEWBURG, Pennsylvania
NTSB Docket →
03 / Airworthiness Directives
FAA directives applicable to RANS S-12XL
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-12XL
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 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1018G | KS | 1996 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N102EY | FL | 1997 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N1036C | SD | 2006 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N122LK | OR | 2018 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N124LP | PR | 2009 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N132LS | MO | 2004 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N18ME | FL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N2573D | SC | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N2729K | AL | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N3075J | MI | 2007 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3165V | OH | 2000 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3285J | AL | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N376GC | OH | 1997 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N3966 | IL | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4381G | NE | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N449JP | TX | 2005 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N46LC | CA | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4900E | OR | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4902P | AL | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N4922C | MS | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N51998 | FL | 1997 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N5795L | TX | 2019 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N612S | TN | 2001 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N6250Z | TX | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N6536Z | MS | 2001 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N65762 | IN | 1995 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N685ZW | MS | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N7209Z | MT | 1998 | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N795BR | MN | 2017 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N833JH | OK | 1998 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N876LG | LA | 2025 | · | Look up ↗ |
| N912HW | AZ | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N923JD | SC | — | · | Look up ↗ |
| N9296F | ID | — | ● | Look up ↗ |
| N937TX | NM | — | · | 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 →