N8980K - 2025 Vans Aircraft INC RV-12IS Aircraft Registration

N8980K is a 2025 Vans Aircraft INC RV-12IS, a single-engine four-cycle piston aircraft registered to Kruse James H in Saint Petersburg, FL. This aircraft holds a experimental airworthiness certificate issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on October 29, 2025. The registration certificate was issued on July 11, 2025. The registration is set to expire on July 31, 2032. Powered by a Rotax 912IS2 engine producing 100 horsepower, N8980K is. The aircraft's Mode S transponder code is AC656E (hex), used for ADS-B identification and flight tracking. N8980K was last tracked by AviatorDB at coordinates 27.3803, -82.5379 on March 20, 2026. The FAA registry record for N8980K was last updated on July 11, 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-12IS model.

AviatorDB has found no NTSB accident or incident reports involving N8980K. 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.