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AttributeVan's Aircraft RV-14AThese figures describe a typical build. Each aircraft of this design was built by its owner, and the one you are looking at may differ.
What it is
Seats2
Landing geartricycle
Engines—
EngineLycoming IO-390-A (200-220 hp approved)
Horsepower210 hp
Fuel—
Certification basisamateur-built
Production start—
Production end—
Endorsements required—
Performance
Cruise speed168 KTAS
Range707 nm
Service ceiling18,000 ft
Climb rate1,500 ft/min
Stall speed (Vso)51 KCAS
Takeoff over 50 ft—
Landing over 50 ft—
Load and fuel
Seats2
Useful load810 lb
Full-fuel payload—
Max takeoff weight2,050 lb
Empty weight1,240 lb
Usable fuel50 gal
Fuel burn at cruise—
Cost of ownership
Price, low$64,900
Price, high$91,400
Prices as of2026
Engine TBO—
Overhaul cost, low—
Overhaul cost, high—
The fleet and its record
Registered, all time340
Active fleet335
Median year built2021.0
NTSB events, last 10 years8
Fatal events, last 10 years2
Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years123.88
Personal-flying events per 1,000 active223.88
Ownership transfers, last 24 months59
Transfers per 100 active317.61
Airworthiness directives2
Directives, last 5 years0
Rate confidenceok
Peer scores
Peer classFixed wing single-engine, piston, 1 engine, 1-2 seats
Accident record4—
Severity5—
Access66 of 10
Support78.4 of 10
Liquidity83.8 of 10
Overall (sum of the categories shown)9Partial: 18.2 out of 30 (safety not scored, too few records)
  1. Events per 1,000 active, last 10 years: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 335 active.
  2. Personal-flying events per 1,000 active: per 1,000 active aircraft · base 335 active.
  3. Transfers per 100 active: per 100 active aircraft · base 335 active.
  4. Accident record: class median 31.56 · 197 models in class.
  5. Severity: class median 10.
  6. Access: class median 1,000.75.
  7. Support: class median 89.
  8. Liquidity: class median 19.74.
  9. Each of the five categories places the model within its peer class, from 0 (the worst of the class) to 10 (the best): a position among comparable models, not a grade. The overall score is the sum of the categories shown that are scored, out of 10 for each (50 when all five are); it is given only when at least 4 of the five are scored, and it can be set against another model's only when both are in the same peer class and scored on the same categories. When accident record and severity cannot be scored because the model has too few records, the other three give a partial score out of 30, labelled as such; it is never set against a full score.
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