# Accident 20210723013592A: Driver Larry VANS RV-7, Oshkosh, WI, July 23, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2021, 13:30 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9845° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9845&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N977RV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N977RV-2025-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Driver Larry VANS RV-7 (registry code 05619PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/driver-larry-vans-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DRIVER LARRY VANS RV-7
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723013592A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 AIRCRAFT THAT CLIPPED WINGS ON A TAXIWAY.

AT APPROXIMATELY 1830Z A FLIGHT FOUR RV-7'S LANDED ON RUNWAY 27, CLEARED THE RUNWAY, THEN UNDER CONTROL BY EAA FLAGGERS, TWO AIRCRAFT CLIPPED WINGS AT BRAVO 2 TAXIWAY. NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N747JG, Gray James W RV-8: [Accident 20210723013582A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210723013582A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 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.…

## Other reports on N977RV (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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