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Models · Van's Aircraft · Piston singles · data as of October 23, 2026

Van's Aircraft RV-7

6 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 2001 to 2021; half of them date from 2013 or earlier. Wisconsin has the most (1). 33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are not named here at this time.

Van's Aircraft RV-7: American kit aircraft
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · Van's Aircraft RV-7 on Wikipedia

About the RV-7 from the FAA's model table

Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power
Four-cycle piston, 1 engine
Common engines
Lycoming Yo-360 Series (1), Lycoming Io-360-A1B6 (1), Ama/Expr Unknown Eng (1)
Seats
2
Built of
aluminium · A kit, built by its owner.
Makers on the register
Vans Aircraft Inc, Vans Aircraft
Registered
earliest certificate January 29, 2001; newest September 1, 2022

Who owns them registrant type

By owner type, as a table
aircraftshare
Individual350%
LLC117%
Corporation117%
Co-owned117%

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

VersionRegisteredBuiltShare
RV-7A52009 to 202183.3%
RV-71200116.7%

When they were built by decade · 1 with no year on file

By decade built, as a table
aircraft
20002
20101
20202

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registrations by year, as a table
aircraft
20211
20222

Registration status

By status, as a table
aircraftshare
Valid6100%

Airworthiness certificate class

By airworthiness certificate, as a table
aircraftshare
Experimental583%
None on file117%

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Vans Aircraft INC1Rag Management LLC1
Largest fleets, as a table
aircraft
Vans Aircraft INC1
Rag Management LLC1

Fleet pages: Vans Aircraft INC

Accident history NTSB records · 3 cases since 1982, 0 fatal

2021-04-10DCA21LA120 · RV-7 N137RV · accident near Boulder, CO · no injuries
2008-05-03SEA08CA123 · RV-7A N269SD · accident near Hollister, CA · minor injuries
2007-11-05NYC08LA027 · RV-7A N723EP · accident near West Point, VA · minor injuries

The 3 most recent of 3 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record. How this model compares with others, with the fleet taken into account: Accidents by model in Aviation Analytics.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Van's Aircraft RV-7 aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

6 as of October 23, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Van's Aircraft RV-7s?

Wisconsin, with 1.

Who owns the Van's Aircraft RV-7?

33% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are not named on this site at this time.

When were the Van's Aircraft RV-7s on the register built?

Between 2001 and 2021; half of them in 2013 or earlier.

How many Van's Aircraft RV-7 accidents has the NTSB recorded?

3 accidents and incidents since 1982, 0 of them fatal. A model flown more shows more; the accident analytics compare models per thousand registered.

What is the Van's Aircraft RV-7 made of?

The airframe is aluminium: sheet metal over a riveted frame, the way most aircraft have been built since the 1940s. A kit, built by its owner. The FAA's type certificate data sheet is the authority for any one model.

Connections how the RV-7 links to the rest of the register

Design
Engines
Where they are
Biggest operators
Record

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/model/van-s-aircraft/rv-7.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 6

Tail no.Maker and modelOwner and baseCertificateRegisteredStatus
N326RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-7A
Co-owned owner
Wisconsin
Experimental 2022-09-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N199RJ Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-7A
Individual owner
Illinois
Experimental 2022-03-02 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N70HM Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-7A
Individual owner
California
Experimental 2021-06-01 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N411RG Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-7A
Rag Management LLC
Las Vegas, Nevada
Experimental 2009-11-23 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N7958X Vans Aircraft
RV-7A
Individual owner
Montana
None on file 2007-01-11 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes
N137RV Vans Aircraft Inc
RV-7
Vans Aircraft INC
Aurora, Oregon
Experimental 2001-01-29 ValidFAA registration status code V: Valid registration. All codes