# Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A - Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry) - Registry code: 0561984 - Manufacturer (registry): PRENDERGAST JOHN/VANS - Model: RV-7A - 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/prendergast-john-vans-rv-7a 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) Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment. None matched. ## 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 ERA12LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA293), Apr 16, 2012: Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A (N5025G), Gerrardstown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/builder's misjudgment of the required spacer width needed after engine housing lap grinding, which resulted in bearing oil hole misalignment and insufficient internal engine lubrication. - [NTSB CHI08CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA229), Aug 1, 2008: Prendergast RV-7A (N5025G), Manchester, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare during landing. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain. ## 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 20120416007309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120416007309A), Apr 16, 2012: Prendergast John/Vans RV-7A (N5025G), Gerrardstown, WV, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed from mrb for local flight. Pilot stated engine water temperature started to rise very high. Engine then seized, causing the pilot to make a… - [Accident 20080801843539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080801843539A), Aug 1, 2008: Amtr RV7A (N5025G), Manchester, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot planned a fuel stop at this airport (75G-rossettie, Manchester) due to the availability of 87 no-lead grade fuel. As stated by PIC, the approach… ## Service difficulty reports (3) As reported by operators and repair stations, by the model named in the report. - [SDR 2019FA0000174](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2019FA0000174), Jun 3, 2019: TUBE FRAME. BROKEN. WHEN FABRIC WAS REMOVED FROM THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSELAGE STEEL TUBULAR FRAME WAS BROKEN COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE TAIL POST, JU - [SDR 2013FA0000517](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2013FA0000517), Sep 18, 2013: OIL SYSTEM. CONTAMINATED. DURING ENGINE OIL CHANGE, OIL FILTER WAS CUT OPEN FOR INSPECTION. FOUND A PIECE OF CIRCULAR STAMPED METAL .5" DIAMETER STUCK IN THE OIL FILTER RELIEF VALVE. THE - [SDR 2010FA0000386](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000386), Apr 16, 2010: CARBURETOR. DEFECTIVE. PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER ON DEPARTURE AT 1,000` AGL. AFTER RETURNING TO LAND, ENGINE ROUGHNESS INCREASED. DURING TAXI IN, MAX ATTAINABLE RPM WAS 900. MECHANIC TROU ## The same model under other registry codes Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes. - [Vans RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-7a): 3 registered aircraft, registry code 056255A - [Radtke Jeffrey A RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/radtke-jeffrey-a-rv-7a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05619A8 - [De Dominicis Alex RV7-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/de-dominicis-alex-rv7-a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056298V - [Blake Bogar RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/blake-bogar-rv-7a): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 056396R - [May Charles R SR RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/may-charles-r-sr-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561410 - [Lomheim Louis G RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/lomheim-louis-g-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 0561453 - [Van Duyn Robert D RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/van-duyn-robert-d-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056148U - [Patterson Ernest L RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/patterson-ernest-l-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614EG - [Evans Robert L JR RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/evans-robert-l-jr-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614F5 - [Steffen Robert RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/steffen-robert-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614I9 - [Hasch Robert M JR RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hasch-robert-m-jr-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614KK - [Rosenberger R Scott RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rosenberger-r-scott-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05614Y3 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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