# Gardner Douglas P VAN/RV8A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05621PX
- Manufacturer (registry): GARDNER DOUGLAS P
- Model: VAN/RV8A
- 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/gardner-douglas-p-van-rv8a

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 ERA10LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA280), May 23, 2010: Gardner Douglas P VAN/RV8A (N456DG), Sebring, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing approach.

## 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 20100523044109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100523044109A), May 23, 2010: Gardner Dou VAN/RV8A (N456DG), Sebring, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Approximately 10:00 am I received a call in reference to a plane crash in highlands county, Sebring FL. During my investigation I detected no odor of fuel and…

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