VANS AIRCRAFT INC· ICAO24 a0646a· last seen 17h ago

N124VA is a Van's RV-12, a single-engine piston aircraft operated by VANS AIRCRAFT INC. SkyMeter has tracked 1,300 flights totalling 1,010 hours of airtime via ADS-B. The most frequent segment is KPSM to KPSM. Service window in our records spans 379 days. Of those flights, 132 (10.2%) carry at least one detected incident: a go-around, unstable approach, stall warning, or runway excursion. The Van's RV-12 has a 27 ft wingspan, a maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 lb.

About the Van's RV-12

The Van's RV-12 is a two-seat, low-wing light sport aircraft that became the first fully compliant S-LSA kit aircraft when it was introduced in 2006, designed specifically to meet the FAA's new light sport aircraft category weight and performance limits. Built by Van's Aircraft of Aurora, Oregon (the world's most prolific kit aircraft manufacturer), the RV-12 is unique in the RV family for being the only model that can be flown with a sport pilot certificate and the only one offered as both an ELSA (Experimental Light Sport Aircraft) kit and a factory-built S-LSA. Its all-metal construction, side-by-side seating, and docile handling characteristics have made it a favorite among flight schools and first-time builders alike, with over 1,000 flying examples worldwide by the early 2020s.

Powered by a 100-horsepower Rotax 912ULS engine and featuring a Dynon glass cockpit as standard equipment, the RV-12 cruises at around 120 knots while burning just 4.5 gallons per hour, offering an economical entry point into the Van's RV series that has dominated the homebuilt market for decades. The aircraft's maximum takeoff weight of 1,320 pounds sits right at the LSA limit, and its stall speed of 38 knots in landing configuration provides comfortable margins for student pilots and recreational flyers. SkyMeter has tracked flights across airframes and operators, with the largest observed operator.

FLIGHTS
1,300
all time
FLOWN HOURS
1,010
tracked time
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AIRPORTS VISITED
69
unique
📡
CALLSIGNS
1
104 routes
📅
SERVICE PERIOD
08/13/2025 → 08/27/2026
first → last
INCIDENT RATE
10.2%
132 flagged

Top routes

By flight count

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Flight numbers

Most-flown by this airframe

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Aircraft specifications

Van's RV-12

Engines
Single Piston
Vref (approach)
53 kt
MTOW
1,320 lb
Wingspan
27 ft
Length
20 ft
Wake category
Light

Recent flights

Newest 50 operations of N124VA

50
08/27/2026
1h 34m
No alerts
08/25/2026
1h 13m
No alerts
08/25/2026
1h 1m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/24/2026
1h 48m
No alerts
08/24/2026
1h 28m
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08/24/2026
1h 22m
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08/21/2026
1h 31m
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08/21/2026
1h 42m
No alerts
08/19/2026
1h 23m
No alerts
08/15/2026
1h 33m
No alerts
08/15/2026
1h 27m
No alerts
08/14/2026
1h 11m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/14/2026
1h 25m
No alerts
08/13/2026
29m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/08/2026
50m
△ Low approach-stability score
08/08/2026
1h 11m
No alerts
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