# Riley James L VANS ACFT RV-6

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry codes: 056120W, 05612J4
- Manufacturer (registry): RILEY JAMES L
- Model: VANS ACFT RV-6
- 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/riley-james-l-vans-acft-rv-6

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker. The FAA lists this model under more than one registry code, usually for different spellings of the maker. This page covers them all.

## 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 (1)

- [N696SH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696SH): [Gurry Deirdre M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GURRY%20DEIRDRE%20M), [Pt Pleasant, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Pt%20Pleasant), built 2004, S/N 22755

## 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 GAA19CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA351), Jun 14, 2019: Vans Vans Acft RV 6 (N696SH), Culpepper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a ground loop.

## 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 20190614008879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190614008879A), Jun 14, 2019: Riley James L VANS ACFT RV-6 (N696SH), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. On 14JUN2019, at approximately 1200HRS, N696SH, a conventional landing gear aircraft, attempted to take off from runway 4, at Culpeper Regional Airport (kcjr).…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Stubben David R VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/stubben-david-r-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05602TL
- [Mcclintock Norman L VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclintock-norman-l-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056036R
- [ORR John VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/orr-john-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05603O5
- [Burch Terry VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/burch-terry-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604ER
- [ELY John M VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/ely-john-m-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604FZ
- [Kusch Kim Gary VANS ACFT RV6](https://openairdocs.org/model/kusch-kim-gary-vans-acft-rv6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604RV
- [Hodges Tharen L VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/hodges-tharen-l-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604RW
- [Quirk K M/Caubet J VANS ACFT RV6](https://openairdocs.org/model/quirk-k-m-caubet-j-vans-acft-rv6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056053X
- [Bonner Francis M VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/bonner-francis-m-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056058C
- [Champagne Donald R VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/champagne-donald-r-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056074D
- [Lock Mitchell Wood VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/lock-mitchell-wood-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056082I
- [Longaker Chris VANS ACFT RV-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/longaker-chris-vans-acft-rv-6): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05608SD

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