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N453NS

Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12

Valid Florida

N453NS is a Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2011. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Lakeland, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 22, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds an experimental airworthiness certificate for operating light-sport kit-built, dated September 8, 2011.

Aircraft

Maker
Vans Aircraft Inc
Model
RV-12
Serial number
120061
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 motor · Rotax 912ULS SERIES · 100 hp
Seats
2
Year built
2011
Transponder code
A57E7E (octal 51277176)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 22, 2011
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Experimental · Operating light-sport kit-built · September 8, 2011
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
01076670

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Smith Clarence M
Type
Individual
Address
5737 Brook Loop
Lakeland, FL 33811-1674

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data