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RV-7 fatal accident, N977RV, 6/2/2023, near Kearney, NE.
From the Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/314691
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This RV-7 was involved in a previous accident, colliding with an RV-8 on the ground while landing in formation at Oshkosh on 7/23/2021. Both airplanes sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries. Link to the NTSB's Final Report:
RIP.
From the Aviation Safety Network: https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/314691
"On June 2, 2023, at about 0910 local time, an experimentally built Van’s RV-7, N977RV, was destroyed when it impacted wooded terrain about 12 miles southeast of Kearney Regional Airport (EAR/KEAR), Kearney, Nebraska.
The sole pilot sustained fatal injuries."
NTSB Preliminary Report: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/192292/pdfThe sole pilot sustained fatal injuries."
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This RV-7 was involved in a previous accident, colliding with an RV-8 on the ground while landing in formation at Oshkosh on 7/23/2021. Both airplanes sustained substantial damage. There were no injuries. Link to the NTSB's Final Report:
RIP.
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