# Driver Larry VANS RV-7

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05619PL
- Manufacturer (registry): DRIVER LARRY
- Model: VANS RV-7
- 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/driver-larry-vans-rv-7

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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## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 (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…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Schumacher Joe VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schumacher-joe-vans-rv-7): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 05615L6
- [Barrie Darwin N VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/barrie-darwin-n-vans-rv-7): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05615SP
- [Ward Keith VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/ward-keith-vans-rv-7): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05620M6
- [Schumacher Joe P VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schumacher-joe-p-vans-rv-7): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05627YR
- [Kenneth Wade Barnett VANS RV7](https://openairdocs.org/model/kenneth-wade-barnett-vans-rv7): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05632B1
- [Heller Martin VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/heller-martin-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05611NS
- [Moonlina VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/moonlina-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612K1
- [Hayle Dion C VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/hayle-dion-c-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612MO
- [Jenkins Neal VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-neal-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056142D
- [Segars David R VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/segars-david-r-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056145K
- [Thompson Phillip O VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-phillip-o-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056147N
- [Snipes Douglas C VANS RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/snipes-douglas-c-vans-rv-7): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056148D

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