{"airworthiness_class":"Light sport","airworthiness_date":"2023-08-09","airworthiness_ops":"Airplane","category":"conventional","cert_issue_date":"2025-10-15","city":"LA PORTE","country_code":"US","county_code":"091","cruise_speed_mph":null,"data_date":"2026-09-25","documents":[],"eng_mfr_mdl":"55593","engine_horsepower":100,"engine_maker":"ROTAX","engine_model":"912 IS","engine_thrust_lb":0,"expiration_date":"2032-10-31","fractional_owner":0,"is_company":0,"is_electric":0,"is_unmanned_cert":1,"kit_mfr":"","kit_model":"","last_action_date":"2025-10-15","maker":"Vans Aircraft Inc","maker_country":null,"maker_raw":"VANS AIRCRAFT INC","maker_segment":null,"mfr_mdl_code":"069002L","mode_s_code":"51473705","mode_s_hex":"A677C5","model":"RV-12IS","n_number":"N516AM","name":"AERTS FRANK E","num_engines":1,"other_names":"","plain_english":"N516AM is a Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a four-stroke engine, built in 2023. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in La Porte, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 15, 2025 and expires on October 31, 2032. It holds a light sport airworthiness certificate for airplane, dated August 9, 2023.","region":"Great Lakes","region_code":"C","registrant_type":"Individual","registrant_type_code":"1","seats":2,"serial_number":"12141","source":"FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database","state":"IN","status":"Valid registration","status_code":"V","status_short":"Valid","street":"4531 W RIESLING CT","street2":"","type_aircraft":"Fixed-wing, single engine","type_aircraft_code":"4","type_engine":"Four-cycle piston","type_engine_code":"8","unique_id":"01409615","url":"https://staging.data.eflight.com/aircraft/N516AM","watchlist_group":null,"watchlist_note":null,"weight_class":"","year_mfr":2023,"zip":"463507211"}