What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 28, 2025, in Capron Illinois, a vans RV-10 departed from kugn at approxomately 0909. Authorities notified from public when aircraft stopped reporting via flightaware tracking at approxomately 0935. Weather VFR day conditions.
Upon arrival at scene the aircraft was found to be demolished at rest facing west in direction, approxomately 190 feet east of Capron road.
Two bodies located outside aircraft; pilot in command (PIC) and passenger position inside cockpit could not be determined. Coroner removed both bodies from scene.
Airframe and components consolidated to crash site, no evidence of in-flight breakup present. Vegetation blight on plants immediately surrounding the crash site consistent with presence of fuel on impact. No evidence of pre or post impact fire. Performed walk-around visual inspection and verified flight controls functional. Left control arm shaft broken near base.
The aircraft was buried in the ground approximately 1-2 feet around the engine compartment.
Lifted and removed engine. Propeller blade bent around bottom of engine, consistent with engine running at time of impact. Performed visual engine inspection and confirmed no notable discrepancies in functionality. Verified presence of fuel and oil in respective engine components.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 28, 2025, IN CAPRON ILLINOIS, A VANS RV-10 DEPARTED FROM KUGN AT APPROXOMATELY 0909. AUTHORITIES NOTIFIED FROM PUBLIC WHEN AIRCRAFT STOPPED REPORTING VIA FLIGHTAWARE TRACKING AT APPROXOMATELY 0935. WEATHER VFR DAY CONDITIONS.
UPON ARRIVAL AT SCENE THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO BE DEMOLISHED AT REST FACING WEST IN DIRECTION, APPROXOMATELY 190 FEET EAST OF CAPRON ROAD.
TWO BODIES LOCATED OUTSIDE AIRCRAFT; PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) AND PASSENGER POSITION INSIDE COCKPIT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. CORONER REMOVED BOTH BODIES FROM SCENE.
AIRFRAME AND COMPONENTS CONSOLIDATED TO CRASH SITE, NO EVIDENCE OF IN-FLIGHT BREAKUP PRESENT. VEGETATION BLIGHT ON PLANTS IMMEDIATELY SURROUNDING THE CRASH SITE CONSISTENT WITH PRESENCE OF FUEL ON IMPACT. NO EVIDENCE OF PRE OR POST IMPACT FIRE. PERFORMED WALK-AROUND VISUAL INSPECTION AND VERIFIED FLIGHT CONTROLS FUNCTIONAL. LEFT CONTROL ARM SHAFT BROKEN NEAR BASE.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS BURIED IN THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1-2 FEET AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
LIFTED AND REMOVED ENGINE. PROPELLER BLADE BENT AROUND BOTTOM OF ENGINE, CONSISTENT WITH ENGINE RUNNING AT TIME OF IMPACT. PERFORMED VISUAL ENGINE INSPECTION AND CONFIRMED NO NOTABLE DISCREPANCIES IN FUNCTIONALITY. VERIFIED PRESENCE OF FUEL AND OIL IN RESPECTIVE ENGINE COMPONENTS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.