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Homebuilt Van's RV-7 Flips While Landing at Jaffrey Airfield

An FAA investigation will examine causes of the landing flip as medevac crews responded.

Overview

  • A homebuilt Van's RV-7 overturned while touching down at Jaffrey Airfield on Thursday, leaving the airplane inverted on the grass between a runway and a taxiway.
  • Two people were aboard and local officials reported injuries, prompting two medical helicopters to be dispatched to the scene for emergency care.
  • First responders from the Jaffrey and Peterborough fire departments arrived quickly and secured the area while crews coordinated medical transport.
  • FAA registration data and local reports identify the airplane as a 2024-built Van's RV-7, an amateur-built kit aircraft, and photographs from the scene show the craft resting upside down.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration has opened a formal investigation and officials and local authorities are expected to release further details about injuries and the cause of the flip.