Aircraft Description
N12288 is a Detroit VEGA DL-1, a single-engine reciprocating (piston) aircraft registered to Mid America Flight Museum in Mount Pleasant, TX. This aircraft holds a standard airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on November 3, 1970. The registration certificate was issued on August 10, 2021. The registration is set to expire on August 31, 2028. Powered by a P & W R-985-AN-14B engine producing 400 horsepower, N12288 is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is A05EB1 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. The FAA registry record for N12288 was last updated on June 3, 2023. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Detroit is an aircraft manufacturer with aircraft registered in the FAA database tracked by AviatorDB. AviatorDB tracks 3 Detroit aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the VEGA DL-1 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N12288. AviatorDB cross-references all FAA registration data with NTSB accident and incident reports, providing a comprehensive safety overview for every registered aircraft in the United States.
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Data Source
Data provided by the US Federal Aviation Administration. View on FAA.gov
Last updated: 2026-04-01 01:32:20 UTC