# N977RV: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 30, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=977RV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N977RV

## Aircraft that carried N977RV

- [Cancelled 2025-01-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977RV-2025-01-30): Driver Larry VANS RV-7, S/N 71409, built 2005. Owner: [Wells Stephanie A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20STEPHANIE%20A), [Arvada, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Arvada)

## NTSB investigations on N977RV (2)

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 CEN23FA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23FA220), Jun 2, 2023: Vans RV7 (N977RV), Gibbon, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane into known adverse weather and icing conditions which resulted in a loss of control.
- [NTSB CEN21LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA336), Jul 23, 2021: Driver RV-7 (N977RV), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The RV-8 pilot’s failure to account for the position of the RV-7 behind him during the landing roll in a staggered landing formation, which resulted in a ground collision of the two airplanes.…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N977RV (2)

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 20230602007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230602007309A), Jun 2, 2023: Driver Larry VANS RV-7 (N977RV), Gibbon, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The flight was planned direct at A110. A route standard briefing was issued at 1039Z from kbjc to krdk. The aircraft departed at approximately 1209Z and…
- [Accident 20210723013592A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723013592A), Jul 23, 2021: Driver Larry VANS RV-7 (N977RV), Oshkosh, WI, Substantial damage. On 7/23/2021 at 1510L, Oshkosh, WI (osh) ATCT recieved an public inquiry from experimental aircraft association personnel about a flight of two vans rv…

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