Accident records / VANS (HOMEBUILT) RV7 accidents

Every civil aviation accident the National Transportation Safety Board has published, from 1962 to the present, newest first. Pick a value on any row to narrow the list; counts on a row reflect the rows above it. n is accidents, not flights, and nothing here is a rate.

Injury severity

All181,494 Fatal31,311 Serious10,591 Minor24,931 None105,283 Not recorded9,378

Damage

All181,494 Destroyed19,001 Substantial68,478 Minor2,900 Not recorded91,115

Operation

All181,494 Part 121 (Air carrier)2,689 Part 135 (Charter)3,951 Other86,548 Not recorded88,306

Category

All181,494 Jet3,386 Turboprop3,638 Piston single61,692 Piston twin6,119 Helicopter8,901 Glider1,460 Balloon734 Gyroplane455 Weight-shift190 Other424 Not recorded94,495

Homebuilt

Either181,494 No85,572 Yes8,883 Not recorded87,039

Manufacturer

All181,494 AERO COMMANDER1,610 AERONCA2,132 AEROSPATIALE476 AEROSTAR186 AIR TRACTOR1,080 AIRBUS542 ALON140 AMERICAN CHAMPION120 AVIAT373 AVID196 AYRES312 BEDE134 BEECH12,896 BELL5,288 BELLANCA2,256 BENSEN395 BOEING5,231 BOMBARDIER196 BRANTLY270 CALLAIR371 CAMERON118 CESSNA57,749 CGS157 CHAMPION1,546 CIRRUS625 CONVAIR275 CUBCRAFTERS125 CURTISS144 DE HAVILLAND860 DIAMOND223 DOUGLAS998 EMBRAER308 ENSTROM495 ERCOUPE899 EUROCOPTER343 FAIRCHILD450 FLIGHTSTAR116 GLASAIR287 GLOBE422 GREAT LAKES233 GROB155 GRUMMAN2,910 GRUMMAN AMERICAN1,190 GULFSTREAM245 HELIO249 HILLER932 KITFOX414 KOLB285 LAKE335 LANCAIR470 LEARJET328 LET166 LOCKHEED441 LUSCOMBE1,584 MAULE969 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS855 MD HELICOPTERS2,071 MITSUBISHI241 MONNETT153 MOONEY3,378 NAVION190 NORTH AMERICAN704 PILATUS130 PIPER36,815 PITTS1,239 PZL MIELEC114 QUAD CITY157 QUICKIE488 QUICKSILVER499 RAND ROBINSON187 RANS270 RAVEN124 RAYTHEON130 REPUBLIC116 ROBINSON1,914 ROCKWELL537 ROTORWAY303 RUTAN427 RYAN262 SCHEMPP-HIRTH105 SCHLEICHER239 SCHWEIZER1,356 SEAREY126 SIKORSKY425 SMITH327 SOCATA157 STEARMAN146 STEEN136 STINSON1,441 STOLP370 SWEARINGEN268 TAYLORCRAFT1,063 THORP154 VANS (HOMEBUILT)984 WACO258 WEATHERLY161 WEEDHOPPER122 ZENITH393 Other10,709

Model

All984 RV4188 RV6336 RV7108 RV8144 Other208

Decade

All108 2000s25 2010s46 2020s37

1–50 of 108, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
GAA27WA015 PP-ZLC
RV7
2026-10-16 Fatal Unknown Unknown or undetermined
WPR27FA012 N425DG
RV7
2026-10-07 Fatal Initial climb Aerodynamic stall/spin
WPR26LA337 N1003
RV7
2026-09-09 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR26LA265 N987CW
RV7
2026-07-17 None Landing-flare/touchdown Abnormal runway contact
ANC26LA049 N727BN
RV7
2026-06-10 Minor Initial climb Loss of engine power (partial)
ERA26LA212 N732JG
RV7
2026-05-21 Minor Landing Loss of control on ground
ERA26LA210 N519JS
RV7
2026-05-15 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
GAA26WA034 VH-EWS
RV7
2025-11-30 Fatal Landing Midair collision
WPR25FA252 N30SG
RV7
2025-08-12 Fatal Landing-aborted after touchdown Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
ERA25LA234 N783RV
RV7
2025-06-13 Minor Landing Loss of engine power (total)
GAA25WA120 N919RV
RV7
2025-03-23 Minor Unknown Unknown or undetermined
CEN25LA117 N923ZA
RV7
2025-03-10 None Initial climb Part(s) separation from AC
CEN25FA106 N902T
RV7
2025-03-01 Fatal Unknown Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
GAA25WA099 RA-2296G
RV7
2025-02-20 Fatal Maneuvering-aerobatics Low altitude operation/event
ERA25LA109 N811WJ
RV7
2025-02-05 Serious Landing-flare/touchdown Abnormal runway contact
WPR25LA070 N1FB
RV7
2024-12-22 Minor Enroute-cruise Powerplant sys/comp malf/fail
ERA24LA381 N65RW
RV7
2024-09-13 Minor Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
ERA23LA387 N557JM
RV7
2023-09-29 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
CEN23FA220 N977RV
RV7
2023-06-02 Fatal Enroute Structural icing
WPR23LA149 N17NK
RV7
2023-04-09 None Enroute-cruise Part(s) separation from AC
ERA23LA153 N4811E
RV7
2023-01-31 None Takeoff Miscellaneous/other
CEN23LA032 N771RG
RV7
2022-11-09 None Initial climb Windshear or thunderstorm
ERA22LA416 N40WB
RV7
2022-09-13 None Enroute Unknown or undetermined
WPR22FA254 N283S
RV7
2022-07-16 Fatal Takeoff Loss of control in flight
ERA22LA213 N1218B
RV7
2022-05-01 Serious Approach Loss of control in flight
ERA22LA165 N275PL
RV7
2022-03-17 Minor Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR22FA100 N787NV
RV7
2022-02-19 Fatal Maneuvering Aircraft structural failure
ERA21LA337 N838WT
RV7
2021-08-21 Minor Landing Hard landing
CEN21LA336 N977RV
RV7
2021-07-23 None Taxi-from runway Ground collision
ERA21LA277 N654C
RV7
2021-07-04 None Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
GAA21WA089 VH-XWI
RV7
2021-04-22 Fatal Enroute-cruise Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
DCA21LA120 N137RV
RV7
2021-04-10 None Enroute-descent Birdstrike
ERA21FA135 N383DB
RV7
2021-02-22 Fatal Initial climb Loss of control in flight
ERA21LA127 N611E
RV7
2021-02-09 Minor Enroute-cruise Fuel related
GAA21WA004 G-CGJN
RV7
2020-08-09 None Maneuvering Loss of control in flight
WPR20LA239 N514BS
RV7
2020-07-26 Minor Maneuvering Loss of engine power (total)
ERA20WA174 PP-ZCA
RV7
2020-04-23 Fatal Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of control in flight
GAA19CA499 N566WV
RV7
2019-08-19 Minor Landing Loss of control in flight
ERA19LA232 N849GS
RV7
2019-07-19 Minor Initial climb Loss of engine power (partial)
WPR19LA023 N5433T
RV7
2018-11-10 None Initial climb Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN18LA295 N20342
RV7
2018-07-24 Serious Landing Loss of control on ground
ERA18LA177 N19MM
RV7
2018-06-24 None Enroute-descent Loss of engine power (total)
CEN18LA181 N667AZ
RV7
2018-05-19 Minor Enroute-cruise Fuel contamination
GAA18CA103 N4163B
RV7
2018-01-14 Minor Landing Aerodynamic stall/spin
CEN17CA371 N712RL
RV7
2017-09-29 None Enroute-cruise Fuel exhaustion
WPR17FA134 N731RV
RV7
2017-06-27 Fatal Enroute-cruise Birdstrike
GAA17CA108 N5897R
RV7
2017-01-01 None Approach Aerodynamic stall/spin
GAA16CA382 N228MG
RV7
2016-07-16 Minor Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
ERA16FA238 N1075F
RV7
2016-07-03 Fatal Enroute-cruise Loss of control in flight
ERA16WA321 LV-X566
RV7
2016-05-19 Fatal Maneuvering-aerobatics Loss of control in flight