# Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05629KE
- Manufacturer (registry): RISHER JIMMY E
- Model: VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8
- 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/risher-jimmy-e-vans-aircraft-rv-8

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 (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 CEN12CA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA292), May 12, 2012: Risher Jimmy E Vans Aircraft RV-8 (N811JR), Pecos, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind.

## 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 20120512007849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120512007849A), May 12, 2012: Risher Jimmy E VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8 (N811JR), Pecos, TX, Substantial damage. On the landing rollout after landing on runway 32, the aircraft experienced crosswinds which caused a ground loop. The left main landing gear bent and damaged…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Hargrave Bobby P VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/hargrave-bobby-p-van-s-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05608IO
- [Ebsen Kevin VANS AIRCRAFT RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/ebsen-kevin-vans-aircraft-rv8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610G1
- [Margheritis Alex F VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/margheritis-alex-f-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056232O
- [Woods J D VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/woods-j-d-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056239K
- [Snyder Ronald L VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/snyder-ronald-l-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05623KS
- [Folks David W VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/folks-david-w-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056245L
- [Vick John B VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/vick-john-b-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056257Q
- [Merchant Dean C VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/merchant-dean-c-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056265L
- [Walton Bradley R VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/walton-bradley-r-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056283I
- [Watson David E/Watson Janice F VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-david-e-watson-janice-f-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05629LM
- [Parker Ronald B VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/parker-ronald-b-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05631HC
- [David Corey VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/david-corey-vans-aircraft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056332D

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