# Aaron Appel VANS RV-10

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05635LO
- Manufacturer (registry): AARON APPEL
- Model: VANS RV-10
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/aaron-appel-vans-rv-10

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

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None matched.

## Registered aircraft (1)

- [N54MG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54MG): [Carley Kristopher](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARLEY%20KRISTOPHER), [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento), built 2017, S/N 41688

## 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 WPR22FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA172), May 6, 2022: Vans RV10 (N54MG), Sausalito, CA, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue a visual flight rules flight into an area of limited visibility conditions, which resulted in spatial disorientation and a loss of airplane control.

## 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 20220506006649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220506006649A), May 6, 2022: Aaron Appel VANS RV-10 (N54MG), Sausalito, CA, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. On 6 may 2022 at approximately 12:10 pm (PDT) aircraft N54MG, an experimental amateur-built vans RV-10 was involved in an accident with fatalities. The…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [N419cm VANS RV10](https://openairdocs.org/model/n419cm-vans-rv10): 8 registered aircraft, registry code 05627D3
- [Schumacher Joe P VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/schumacher-joe-p-vans-rv-10): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056250M
- [Chouinard Shawn A VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/chouinard-shawn-a-vans-rv-10): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056407H
- [Kermanj Sohrab VANS RV10](https://openairdocs.org/model/kermanj-sohrab-vans-rv10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617TO
- [Stewart John VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/stewart-john-vans-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618J0
- [Feldhousen Larry A VANS RV 10](https://openairdocs.org/model/feldhousen-larry-a-vans-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05618KI
- [Dedominicis Alex E VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/dedominicis-alex-e-vans-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056198T
- [Peterson Douglas William VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/peterson-douglas-william-vans-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619S5
- [Simmons Noel D VAN'S RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/simmons-noel-d-van-s-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619Z3
- [Highfill Hoyt D VANS RV10](https://openairdocs.org/model/highfill-hoyt-d-vans-rv10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056204X
- [Younkin Jim VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/younkin-jim-vans-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620E1
- [Gestes Tim R VANS RV-10](https://openairdocs.org/model/gestes-tim-r-vans-rv-10): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05620O1

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