# Tappen Chris VELOCITY SUV

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05630G8
- Manufacturer (registry): TAPPEN CHRIS
- Model: VELOCITY SUV
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 1
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/tappen-chris-velocity-suv

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 (1)

- [N399DG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399DG): [Anderson Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSON%20AVIATION%20LLC), [Eatonville, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Eatonville), built 2012, S/N 115

## 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 WPR17LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA114), May 30, 2017: Tappen Chris Velocity SUV (N399DG), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane builder's failure to install safety wires on the brake disc attachment bolts, and the mechanic’s failure to identify the omission during the condition inspection. The subsequent brake…

## 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 20170530004709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170530004709A), May 30, 2017: Tappen Chris VELOCITY SUV (N399DG), Puyallup, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot departed runway 35 to conduct traffic patterns and take-offs and landings in a newly purchased aircraft. During first landing, pilot noted that the right…
- [Incident 20130719012659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130719012659I), Jul 19, 2013: Tappen Chris VELOCITY SUV (N399DG), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. On July 19, 2013, about 1615 central time, an experimental home built aircraft (Velocity Suv), N399DG departed the runway after landing. After landing or at…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Meyer Dietrich A VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyer-dietrich-a-velocity-suv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612RI
- [Barfknecht P/Ray C VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/barfknecht-p-ray-c-velocity-suv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05612Y1
- [Colley Larry L VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/colley-larry-l-velocity-suv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05619N7
- [Glenn R Falkenberg VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/glenn-r-falkenberg-velocity-suv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05637IN
- [Nicolaas W Hanekom VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/nicolaas-w-hanekom-velocity-suv): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056404C
- [Ponton M/Ponton M E VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/ponton-m-ponton-m-e-velocity-suv): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056104H
- [Kerr Gerald VELOCITY SUV](https://openairdocs.org/model/kerr-gerald-velocity-suv): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05614TT

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