# John W Moll VANS RV-7

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05638MM
- Manufacturer (registry): JOHN W MOLL
- 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: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/john-w-moll-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 (1)

- [N557JM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N557JM): [Moll John W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOLL%20JOHN%20W), [Easley, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Easley), built 2023, S/N 70912

## 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 ERA23LA387](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA387), Sep 29, 2023: John W Moll Vans RV-7 (N557JM), Liberty, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the left wing and left horizontal stabilizer.

## 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 20230929020389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230929020389A), Sep 29, 2023: John W Moll VANS RV-7 (N557JM), Pickens, SC, Substantial damage. During takeoff roll plane veered to the left and left the runway and hit the PAPI. PAPI damaged left wing and left horizontal stabilizer. This was the initial…

## 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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