# Accident 20250719009102A: Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8, Hollister, CA, July 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2025, 11:42 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8876° N, 121.4045° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8876&lon=-121.4045&mi=10
- Aircraft: N926DT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N926DT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nelson Douglas VANS RV-8 (registry code 056118T, https://openairdocs.org/model/nelson-douglas-vans-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NELSON DOUGLAS VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,049 total, 1,344 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250719009102A

## Narrative

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

RV8 WAS CONDUCTING A RETURN TO SERVICE FLIGHT, AFTER REPLACING MAGNETO.

COMPLETED RUN-UP ON TAXIWAY A RWY 31 AT HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCVH).

AIRMAN INADVERTENTLY TRANSMITTED ON WRONG FREQUENCY.

CIRRUS AIRCRAFT WAS ON A STRAIGHT IN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AND WAS NOT OBSERVED BY RV8 OR OTHER AIRPLANE IN RUN-UP AREA.

RV8 PILOT CONDUCTED NORMAL TAKEOFF. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE CIRRUS' LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR, IMMEDIATELY CAUSING THE CIRRUS TO NOSE OVER AND STRIKE THE RUNWAY.  THE RV8 CONTINUED TO CLIMB THEN LANDED IMMEDIATELY ON RWY 31.

RV8 EXITED AT END OF RWY 31 AND TAXIED TO PARKING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N5155G: no report for this aircraft in the release

## 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 WPR25LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA219), Jul 19, 2025: Nelson Douglas Vans RV-8 (N926DT), Hollister, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: The departing pilot’s failure to see and avoid the landing airplane during the takeoff, which resulted in a mid-air collision.

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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