Accident records / VANS (HOMEBUILT) RV8 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

All144 1990s2 2000s39 2010s50 2020s53

1–50 of 144, newest first

ReportTailAircraftDateSeverityCause
CEN27LA025 N818TC
RV8
2026-10-21 — Takeoff Loss of engine power (total)
ERA26LA352 N900PP
RV8
2026-09-19 None Landing-flare/touchdown Hard landing
WPR26LA295 C-GFWR
RV8
2026-08-05 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN26LA291 N412CV
RV8
2026-08-03 None Landing Wildlife encounter (non-bird)
CEN26LA258 N22SZ
RV8
2026-07-17 None Enroute-climb to cruise Loss of engine power (total)
WPR26LA259 N425GB
RV8
2026-07-07 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
WPR26FA108 N80AR
RV8
2026-02-28 Fatal Uncontrolled descent Unknown or undetermined
CEN26LA120 N2EQ
RV8
2026-02-19 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
GAA26WA086 VH-MKX
RV8
2026-01-26 Fatal Enroute-cruise Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
CEN26LA024 N3545W
RV8
2025-10-17 Serious Unknown Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
ERA25LA162 N8EV
RV8
2025-03-28 Serious Enroute-cruise Fuel exhaustion
CEN25LA058 N42CS
RV8
2024-12-10 Serious Takeoff Unknown or undetermined
ERA25FA065 N627TT
RV8
2024-12-04 Fatal Maneuvering-low-alt flying Loss of control in flight
CEN25LA039 N228HM
RV8
2024-11-13 None Landing Loss of control on ground
ERA25LA042 N69LM
RV8
2024-11-08 Minor Landing-landing roll Landing gear collapse
CEN24LA317 N184DC
RV8
2024-08-15 None Initial climb Loss of engine power (total)
CEN24LA324 N348CW
RV8
2024-08-10 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ANC24LA070 N854
RV8
2024-07-27 None Takeoff Loss of control on ground
CEN24LA254 N312FM
RV8
2024-07-06 Minor Landing-flare/touchdown Loss of control on ground
WPR24LA140 N740MT
RV8
2024-05-04 None Landing-landing roll Nose over/nose down
WPR24FA056 N6948L
RV8
2023-12-16 Fatal Takeoff Fuel contamination
WPR24FA010 N75RT
RV8
2023-10-10 Fatal Enroute Loss of control in flight
ERA23LA365 N772KS
RV8
2023-09-05 Minor Initial climb Unknown or undetermined
CEN23LA356 N7776J
RV8
2023-08-08 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR23LA273 N68TP
RV8
2023-07-01 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR23LA179 N83SE
RV8
2023-05-05 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA23LA168 N61TW
RV8
2023-01-08 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA22LA423 N955DK
RV8
2022-09-14 Serious Landing-flare/touchdown Nose over/nose down
WPR22FA312 N184DJ
RV8
2022-08-21 Fatal Maneuvering-aerobatics Low altitude operation/event
WPR22LA193 N298DM
RV8
2022-05-31 None Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
WPR22LA179 N669RS
RV8
2022-05-14 None Takeoff Loss of control in flight
WPR22LA107 N207RV
RV8
2022-02-24 None Maneuvering-low-alt flying Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT)
WPR22LA056 N889WT
RV8
2021-12-05 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN22LA071 N421RT
RV8
2021-12-04 Serious Approach-VFR pattern final Fuel starvation
GAA21WA241 OH-XRV
RV8
2021-09-27 — Landing Unknown or undetermined
ERA21LA365 N798RT
RV8
2021-09-13 None Landing-landing roll Runway excursion
ERA21LA393 N388RV
RV8
2021-09-03 None Enroute Fuel exhaustion
WPR21LA276 N526KP
RV8
2021-07-09 None Taxi-to runway Ground collision
CEN21LA243 N274CV
RV8
2021-05-27 Serious Takeoff Loss of engine power (total)
ERA21FA229 N284RM
RV8
2021-05-24 Fatal Enroute Loss of engine power (total)
CEN21LA227 N51LV
RV8
2021-05-12 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
ERA20LA324 N800PB
RV8
2020-09-21 Fatal Enroute-cruise Loss of engine power (total)
WPR20LA237 N138PM
RV8
2020-07-24 Fatal Landing Loss of control on ground
WPR20LA225 N508CM
RV8
2020-07-17 None Unknown Unknown or undetermined
ERA20CA233 N408RV
RV8
2020-06-29 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
WPR20CA200 N998HG
RV8
2020-06-29 None Landing-landing roll Loss of control on ground
CEN20LA227 N836JC
RV8
2020-06-13 Fatal Takeoff Collision during takeoff/land
ERA20LA213 N553KM
RV8
2020-06-12 Serious Initial climb Loss of engine power (partial)
CEN20CA220 N44LA
RV8
2020-06-08 Minor Landing-landing roll Aircraft structural failure
ERA20CA200 N665HM
RV8
2020-05-21 None Landing Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)