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Old 06-06-2015, 11:54 PM
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Thumbs down Very SAD Day N622DR - V7A1467

Well here we go... FYI please be advised, 40"'s of water, silt, sand, fertilizer, brush, etc. took her out! RV-7A, (AKA) Reiley V7A, Serial # V7A1467 was totaled and destroyed by flood on 05/25/2015 Memorial Day in Taylor Texas. AIG has TOTALED THIS AIRCRAFT! Be advised, the builder, manufacture has looked over the aircraft and states it is no longer airworthy and has been totaled by AIG insurance company. As the Manufacture due to damage assessment voids all Aircraft Operating LIMITATIONS in place. BUYERS BEWARE! AIG will have this plane, don't do it!
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Old 06-07-2015, 12:10 AM
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That makes my heart sink... but I can't tell whether you're mad at the insurance company or what the "look out" is for. Perhaps a whole lotta emotions all mixed into one.

Whatever it is... you will build and/or fly again... we got yo back brotha!
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Old 06-07-2015, 01:38 AM
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I'm guessing the "look out" is due to the fact that the insurance company isn't going to make beer cans out of the wreck. Someone is going to buy the hull from them and turn it into a project.

That project might or might not succeed. It might change hands several more times. Future buyers might not necessarily know about its history.

If anyone googles "V7A1467" they'll find this thread, know the history, and make an informed decision about their potential purpose.

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Old 06-07-2015, 07:29 AM
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I'm not mad at the insurance company, they totaled the aircraft as it should have been. The aircraft had been sold and has new owner. AIG was their carrier. I was asked by the new owner as the builder/manufacture to assess the damage to the plane. I'm getting the vibe/hint that they will try and sell this plane for a rebuild. The massive corrosion started in less than 24 hours. The airframe is Not Airworthy after this event.
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Old 06-07-2015, 09:25 AM
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I'm not mad at the insurance company, they totaled the aircraft as it should have been. The aircraft had been sold and has new owner. AIG was their carrier. I was asked by the new owner as the builder/manufacture to assess the damage to the plane. I'm getting the vibe/hint that they will try and sell this plane for a rebuild. The massive corrosion started in less than 24 hours. The airframe is Not Airworthy after this event.
It isn't airworthy but that won't deter scroungers.

Back in '93 a flood devastated the St Louis area. Local feeder airports were under water for some time that summer.

I had built, flown and retired a LEZ in favor of building a Cozy MKIV. The LEZ was donated to a local museum and stored disassembled at one of those flooded airports. Most of airplane ended up in local corn fields or going down the Mississippi River. Some parts were rescued locally, the fuselage went down the river, to the best of my knowledge.

A couple years later I flew in the Cozy to the annual canard gathering at Rough River. There, on a trailer, was my LEZ fuselage being offered for sale!? It had the metal ID plate still attached. I could not believe it.

I put a message out on the canard forum about the history of that fuselage, but someone bought it.

Hopefully it is residing in a barn somewhere, a part of miscellaneous used airplane parts.
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Old 06-07-2015, 10:00 AM
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Some times I see salvage auctions and the logs and data plate are not included .
If AIG or other insurance companies total your plane I wonder if removing the Data Plate before you hand the plane over is an option ?
I gave a guy buy figure on a 206 Amphib that was used in salt , corrosion out the wazoo . He is a celebrity and was selling the plane without the data plate for liability reasons .
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Old 06-07-2015, 10:21 AM
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From the FAA Registry Web Site...

Deregistered Aircraft
An aircraft that has been removed from the U.S. Civil Aircraft Register at the owner's request. Aircraft are generally removed for the following reasons: exported, destroyed, salvaged, dismantled, or permanently retired from service.



It seems the owner is on the hook for a de-registration and sounds like a good thing to do...
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Old 06-07-2015, 10:44 AM
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My condolences on your loss. It must be really, really hard to see something that you worked so long and so hard to build ruined by something like that. I'm happy to hear that at least your insurance company has settled. I hope whatever you decide to do, you're back in the air soon and that whoever buys the salvage of your old plane is able to safely use whatever parts still have life left in them - whether that is in other airplanes or as decorative art.
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Old 06-09-2015, 02:03 PM
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Some times I see salvage auctions and the logs and data plate are not included .
If AIG or other insurance companies total your plane I wonder if removing the Data Plate before you hand the plane over is an option ?
I gave a guy buy figure on a 206 Amphib that was used in salt , corrosion out the wazoo . He is a celebrity and was selling the plane without the data plate for liability reasons .
TW... the adjuster told me the data plate HAD to stay with the plane and that I could not drill it off. We are digging a lot deeper into this thought process. The aircraft has been disassembled (get this by the same guy, yes the adjuster and two other men) and hauled away. It took 8+ hours on the ramp for the three men to get the spar bolts removed in order to pull the wings off the plane for salvage transport.
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Old 06-09-2015, 02:09 PM
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Might be worth checking with the adjusters employer .
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