# Andrews Joseph C JR VAN RV-4

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05625SJ
- Manufacturer (registry): ANDREWS JOSEPH C JR
- Model: VAN RV-4
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/andrews-joseph-c-jr-van-rv-4

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

None registered with this model now.

## 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 CEN12LA488](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA488), Jul 27, 2012: Joseph C. Andrews, Jr. Vans (N122JA), Valentine, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The RV-6 pilot's failure to monitor the location of the RV-4, resulting in the on-ground collision. Contributing to the accident was the RV-6 pilot not ensuring proper separation from the RV-4 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 20120727016222A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120727016222A), Jul 27, 2012: Andrews Joseph C Jr VAN RV-4 (N122JA), Valentine, NE, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. On July 27, 2012, a flight of four rv aircraft were returning home from the oshkosh air show on a leg from jackson, MN (kmjq) to Valentine, NE (vtn). The…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Allsbrook Thomas B VAN RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/allsbrook-thomas-b-van-rv-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607NO
- [Aurand Thomas C VAN RV-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/aurand-thomas-c-van-rv-4): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05621WP

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