N312FM is a 2013 Vans Aircraft RV-8. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming O-360-A4M rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Atwater, MN. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Nov 2013. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2017. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 13 years old
- 1 of 1,148 Vans Aircraft RV-8
2017
2013
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The pilot reported that, while landing on a wet grass runway, the airplane began to slide and he was unable to stop before the airplane departed the end of the runway into a soft, wet soybean field. The main landing gear dug into the soft soil and the airplane nosed over which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer, empennage, and right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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