# Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 05638RR
- Manufacturer (registry): WAYNE HALBSGUT
- Model: VANS ACFT RV-7A
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · 4 cycle
- Seats: 2
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/wayne-halbsgut-vans-acft-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 (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 ERA21LA277](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA277), Jul 4, 2021: Vans RV7 (N654C), Pottstown, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: A total loss of power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.

## 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 20210701018789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210701018789A), Jul 1, 2021: Wayne Halbsgut VANS ACFT RV-7A (N654C), Pottstown, PA, Destroyed. Experimental aircraft N654C, RV7A, was taking off of rwy 28 at ptw. Climbed to 800 MSL and during right turn engine had uncommanded shut-down, pilot tried to…

## The same model under other registry codes

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

- [Mccann Terence R VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mccann-terence-r-vans-acft-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617X2
- [Fillman Bryan VANS ACFT RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/fillman-bryan-vans-acft-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056192U
- [Watson Phillip VANS ACFT RV7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/watson-phillip-vans-acft-rv7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056193B
- [Shakeel Mozaffar VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/shakeel-mozaffar-vans-acft-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056384K
- [George C Truesdell VANS ACFT RV7-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/george-c-truesdell-vans-acft-rv7-a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05638DK
- [Hazem Samir-Moez VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hazem-samir-moez-vans-acft-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05639VN
- [Hodge Dennis M VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/hodge-dennis-m-vans-acft-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056409R
- [G Craig Lynch VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/g-craig-lynch-vans-acft-rv-7a): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05640DG
- [Dodd Arthur E VANS ACFT  RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dodd-arthur-e-vans-acft-rv-7a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 05615KQ
- [Cone James A VANS ACFT RV-7A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cone-james-a-vans-acft-rv-7a): 0 registered aircraft, registry code 056171L

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