# Rudberg Todd W VANS ACFT RV8

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05615VR
- Manufacturer (registry): RUDBERG TODD W
- Model: VANS ACFT RV8
- 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/rudberg-todd-w-vans-acft-rv8

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 (1)

- [N232TB](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N232TB): [Rudberg Todd W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDBERG%20TODD%20W), [Kettle Falls, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Kettle%20Falls), built 2003, S/N 81315

## 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 GAA17CA541](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA541), Sep 17, 2017: Rudberg Todd W Vans Acft RV8 (N232TB), Manzanita, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane’s collision with two elks during landing.

## 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 20170916016039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916016039A), Sep 16, 2017: Rudberg Todd W VANS ACFT RV8 (N232TB), Manzanita, OR, Substantial damage. Shortly after touchdown on landing rollout runway 33 approximately 1000 feet from the threshold, aircraft struck two elk before coming to rest on the runway…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Smith Louis Elton JR VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-louis-elton-jr-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05604C0
- [Hefel Lyle VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/hefel-lyle-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05605PP
- [Hamilton David S VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/hamilton-david-s-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606NM
- [Christiansen Don E VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/christiansen-don-e-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05606T4
- [Weddle S M/Weddle D R VANS ACFT RV8](https://openairdocs.org/model/weddle-s-m-weddle-d-r-vans-acft-rv8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05607JM
- [Thelen Roy J VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/thelen-roy-j-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056094I
- [Grimm William H VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/grimm-william-h-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05609OU
- [Caine Ladd M VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/caine-ladd-m-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056105W
- [Flaherty William E VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/flaherty-william-e-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610A6
- [Brott Marvin F VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/brott-marvin-f-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610JZ
- [Daniels Rexford V VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/daniels-rexford-v-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05610XJ
- [Klages David VANS ACFT RV-8](https://openairdocs.org/model/klages-david-vans-acft-rv-8): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056111S

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