ASN Reported RV Accident Total for the past six years... the fatality trend line is in a good direction.
Year Accidents Fatal
2019 55 20
2020 51 19
2021 65 18
2022 58 17
2023 59 13
2024 52 10
2024 Accidents by Model, the RV8-8A is the winner again this year.
In the history of Van's, ASN reported accidents = 1231
Van's Total kits completed and flown = 11403
1231/11403 = 10.8 percent have ASN reported accidents/kit, seems about right.
In the history of Van's, ASN reported deaths = 446
Van's Total kits completed and flown = 11403
446/11403 = 4 percent have ASN reported deaths/kit
This means that for every 100 kits shipped and flown, 4 people will die at some point in an RV aircraft. That is the nature of the business. It is legal for aviation to kill people and always has been.
It is generally better to be a crusty old guy flying these experimental aircraft because we are typically free to die, but we are not allowed to injure people on the ground. see post: viewtopic.php?p=47651#p47651
2024 Accidents
date type registration operator fat. location dam.
2-Jan-24 Vans RV-6 N111XF Private 0 Moriarty Municipal Airport (0E0), Moriarty, NM sub
7-Jan-24 Van's RV-10 PP-ZNA Private 0 Alegrete, Rio Grande Do Sul sub
21-Jan-24 Van's RV-10 ..-.AC Private 0 about 6km from Río Verde, Curuguaty, Canindeyú w/o
30-Jan-24 Van's RV-6 N30AK Private 1 near Buchanan Field Airport (CCR/KCCR), Concord, CA sub
6-Feb-24 Van's RV-12 N240VA Pacific Flight Academy LLC 0 near Kapolei, HI non
10-Feb-24 Van’s RV-7 ZU-FUR Private 0 Klipfontein Airfield near Bonnievale, Western Cape Province sub
15-Feb-24 Van’s RV-4 N13MR Private 0 Harvey County, Newton, KS non
18-Feb-24 Van's RV-9 Private 0 18.3 km 136 degrees from Forbes Aerodrome, NSW sub
2-Mar-24 Van's RV-10 PP-ZJA Sf1 Empreendimento Ltda 3 near Barreiras, BA w/o
29-Mar-24 Van's RV-9A N387E JMMT LLC 0 near Jasper, GA sub
5-Apr-24 Van's RV-12iS N245EM TC Asset and Rentals LLC 0 Lake Elmo Airport (21D), Lake Elmo, MN sub
13-Apr-24 Van’s RV-4 ZU-AVM Private 0 Tedderfield Air Park (FATA), Gauteng sub
23-Apr-24 Van’s RV-14 ZU-IWA 0 During the landing roll on Runway 19 at Stellenbosch Airfield (FASB) sub
4-May-24 Van’s RV-8 N740MT Private 0 Cascade Field (3MT7), Cascade, MT sub
8-May-24 Van's RV-12 N308VA Chesapeake SeaRey LLC 0 Bay Bridge Airport (W29), MD unk
11-May-24 Van's RV-9A N932JT Private 0 near Linn Grove, IA sub
1-Jun-24 Van's RV-10 N90VT Private 0 Harvey Field Airport (S43), Snohomish, WA sub
6-Jun-24 Van's RV-12 N412JN Private 1 Auburn, WA w/o
14-Jun-24 Van's RV-6A N298Z Private 0 Spirit Airpark (DE20), Townsend, DE sub
17-Jun-24 Vans RV-6A N715PA Private 1 near Lawrence Municipal Airport (LWM/KLWM), Lawrence, MA sub
19-Jun-24 Van’s RV-7 PH-MNX Private 0 near Ederveen sub
26-Jun-24 Van’s RV-14A C-GZED Private 0 Summerside Aerodrome (CYSU), PE sub
29-Jun-24 Van’s RV-4 CP-X3161 Mano a Mano Aviación 2 16 km NW of Toro Toro, Charcas, Potosi w/o
30-Jun-24 Van's RV-9A N94NF Private 0 near Saluda County Airport (6J4), Saluda, SC w/o
2-Jul-24 Van's RV-12iS N725FA Flyit LLC dba FLYIT Academy 0 Scappoose Airport (SPB/KSPB), Scappoose, OR sub
6-Jul-24 Van’s RV-8 N312FM Private 0 Stanton Hill Aerodrome (68MN), Atwater, MN sub
12-Jul-24 Van’s RV-4 N130GY Private 0 near Denver, CO unk
17-Jul-24 Van's RV-12 PH-MON Private 0 Hilversum Airfield (EHHV) sub
27-Jul-24 Van’s RV-8 N854 Private 0 Fort Bridger Airport (FBR/KFBR), Fort Bridger, WY sub
6-Aug-24 Van’s RV-14 SP-YBI 0 Villmobakken Airstrip sub
10-Aug-24 Van’s RV-8 N348CW Private 0 Morris Municipal Airport (C09), Morris, IL sub
14-Aug-24 Van’s RV-4 ZK-RVV Tauranga Aeroplane Company 0 Waihi Beach Airfield (NZWV), Waihi Beach, Thames-Coromandel District unk
14-Aug-24 Van’s RV-8A N184DC Private 0 near Ellis/Harvey Airport (0OK6), Guthrie, OK sub
1-Sep-24 Van's RV-6A N136TR RV6A136TR LLC 0 near Trinity, VA w/o
13-Sep-24 Van’s RV-7A N65RW Private 0 Williamsburg-Jamestown Airport (KJGG), Williamsburg, VA sub
21-Sep-24 Van's RV-9 N448MT Private 0 Big Creek Airport (U60), Big Creek, ID sub
27-Sep-24 Van's RV-12 N916PH Private 0 Bear Lake County Airport (1U7), Paris, ID sub
9-Oct-24 Van’s RV-4 N214FL Private 0 near O'Brien, FL sub
19-Oct-24 Van's RV-10 N929EH Soaring LLC 0 near Beaver Marsh, OR sub
19-Oct-24 Van's RV-3 C-FARV Private 0 Olds-Didsbury Aerodrome (CEA3), AB sub
25-Oct-24 Van's RV-6A N805RV Merchandise Promotions of America LLC 0 General Wm J Fox Airfield (WJF/KWJF), Lancaster, CA sub
3-Nov-24 Van's RV-6A N256GD Private 0 Willow Island Airpark (58KY), Taylorsville, KY sub
8-Nov-24 Van’s RV-8A N69LM Private 0 Mountain Airpark (0GE5), Cleveland, GA sub
13-Nov-24 Van’s RV-8 G-RVAR Private 0 Rhigos Airfield, near Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Glamorgan sub
13-Nov-24 Van’s RV-8 N228HM Private 0 Denton Enterprise Airport (DTO/KDTO), Denton, TX sub
3-Dec-24 Van's RV-9A PU-RVA Tomasetto Agro Participações Ltda. 0 Bagé, RS sub
4-Dec-24 Van’s RV-8A N627TT Registration Pending 1 near Fort Blackmore, VA sub
5-Dec-24 Van’s RV-14A N144SD Private 0 near Palmdale, CA sub
6-Dec-24 Van's RV-12iS N702DP Private 1 near Homosassa, FL sub
7-Dec-24 Van's RV-10 I-DOLU Aeroclub Bolzano 0 near Asiago Airport (LIDA), Vincenza sub
10-Dec-24 Van’s RV-8 N42CS Private 0 Smithville Crawford Municipal Airport (84R), Smithville, TX sub
22-Dec-24 Van’s RV-7A N1FB Kenan Aviation LLC 0 near Gila Bend, AZ sub
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"We observe the misfortune of others in order to not repeat their mistakes"
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2024 Safety - what we learned this year from accident reports
Operational:
1. Flying low can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 199391/pdf
2. Flying low doing aerobatics can kill you quicker. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 199380/pdf
3. Flying in and around thunderstorms can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 192292/pdf
4. Flying strange overly repeated pattern work can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 193721/pdf
5. A VFR pilot forced into IMC can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 105941/pdf
6. An Off-airport landing in shallow water and flipping over can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 194485/pdf
7. A failed engine with partial power can kill you easier than one that fails completely. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 193220/pdf
Hardware:
1. Misconfigured flight control linkage can kill you. https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/ ... 194412/pdf
2. A single point failure in the all-electronic ignition system can kill you. (we will see more of these, to be updated)
3. A single point failure in the electrical system for an all-electronic ignition and fuel supply can kill you. (we will see more of these, to be updated)
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2023 Safety - what we learned this year from accident reports
Operational:
1. Flying low can kill you.
2. Flying low doing aerobatics can kill you quicker.
3. Flying in and around thunderstorms can kill you.
4. Flying with or in close proximity to a goof ball pilot can kill you.
5. Drinking alcohol before and while flying can kill you.
Hardware:
1. Oil quick drain plug can kill you. viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6262
2. Single point failure in the complete ignition system can kill you. viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6298
3. Electrical system failure for all electric ignition system and fuel injection can kill you. viewtopic.php?f=47&t=6256
This oil quick drain has been known to kill.
