N8980K is a 2025 Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 121442, registered in Saint Petersburg, FL. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Jul 31, 2032; the renewal window opens on Jan 31, 2032. It is powered by a Rotax 912IS2 rated at 100 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the experimental class (operating light-sport kit-built), issued Oct 29, 2025. It is one of 374 RV-12IS aircraft in the FAA registry, 38 of them registered in Florida. About 5% of them were built after it.
2097days left
Registration expiresJul 31, 2032
Today
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2032
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Tampa FSDO (TPA FSDO) · (813) 287-4900
- Certificate issued
- Jul 11, 2025
- Last FAA action
- Jul 11, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- AC656E
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53062556
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- VANS AIRCRAFT INC
- Model
- RV-12IS
- Year manufactured
- 2025
- Serial number
- 121442
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- 4 cycle
- Engine
- ROTAX 912IS2 (100 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Experimental since Oct 29, 2025
- Approved operations
- Operating light-sport kit-built
Public airports near Saint Petersburg
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Whitted St Petersburg, FL | KSPG | 1 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, A1 |
| St Pete-Clearwater International St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | KPIE | 10 mi | Towered | 100, A, A1+ |
| Manatee Palmetto, FL | 48X | 11 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 2018 | STINSON 108-1 | 108-1980 | 1947 |