# N954CH: 2012 Hagerty Charles J RV-7A

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Hagerty Charles J RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hagerty-charles-j-rv-7a) (registry code 0563183, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 71991
- Year built: 2012
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Kit: Vans Aircraft Inc RV7A
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 15, 2012
- Certificate issued: September 24, 2012
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AD43BD
- Registered owner: [Hagerty Charles J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HAGERTY%20CHARLES%20J)
- Location: [Goode, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Goode)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.3758° N, 79.3993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24556, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=954CH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954CH

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Hagerty Charles J RV-7A)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA13LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA288), Jun 15, 2013: Hagerty RV-7A (N954CH), Altoona, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from an encounter with a wind gust during landing, which resulted in a hard landing on, and displacement of, the nose landing gear and a subsequent runway excursion and…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20130615013809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130615013809A), Jun 15, 2013: Hagerty Charles J RV-7A (N954CH), Martinsburg, PA, Minor damage. Upon landing, the pilot,[privacy data omitted], porpoised the airplane, bouncing and then landing nose first. The aircrafts nose wheel bent and the aircraft…

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Hagerty Charles J RV-7A aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/hagerty-charles-j-rv-7a/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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