Van's RV-12 and RV-12iS
2 models built 2009–present · 944 on the US register today
Van's RV-12 (2009-18) and RV-12iS (2018 on): the company's light sport two-seater, an all-metal side-by-side aeroplane with a bubble canopy, removable wings for trailering and a 100 hp Rotax 912 (fuel-injected 912iS in the iS), cruising at 118 knots on about four gallons an hour. Sold as a kit (E-LSA) and factory-built (S-LSA); the registry records factory aircraft under Vans Aircraft Inc.
The variants
Family fleet, active
944
FAA registry
NTSB events / 1,000, 10 yrs
21.2
20 events over 944 active aircraft, pooled across the family
Data as of: FAA registry Sep 28 · NTSB Oct 2 · scores Sep 30