Aircraft Description
N8259S is a 2019 Vans Aircraft INC RV-12, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Sowers Scott E in Peachtree City, GA. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on June 5, 2019. The registration certificate was issued on April 8, 2019. The registration is set to expire on April 30, 2029. Powered by a Rotax 912ULS SERIES engine producing 100 horsepower, N8259S is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AB4712 (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8259S was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 33.3671, -84.5971 on April 2, 2026. The FAA registry record for N8259S was last updated on April 25, 2025. AviatorDB monitors aircraft positions through ADS-B surveillance data and updates records as new position data is received.
Van's Aircraft, based in North Plains, Oregon, is the most popular kit aircraft manufacturer in the world. The RV series of homebuilt aircraft ranges from the two-seat RV-4 to the four-seat RV-10, with thousands completed and flying worldwide. AviatorDB tracks 920 Vans Aircraft INC aircraft currently registered in the FAA database, including the RV-12 model.
AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8259S. 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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Last updated: 2026-05-15 01:32:20 UTC