# Accident 20250628010129A: Wentz Scott M VANS ACFT INC RV-10, Capron, IL, June 28, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2025, 09:34 local time
- Place: Capron, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4427° N, 88.7439° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4427&lon=-88.7439&mi=10
- Aircraft: N847CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N847CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wentz Scott M VANS ACFT INC RV-10 (registry code 05638U9, https://openairdocs.org/model/wentz-scott-m-vans-acft-inc-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE (registry code 41779, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WENTZ SCOTT M VANS ACFT INC RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-540 SERIE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 274 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250628010129A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25FA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA224), Jun 28, 2025: Vans RV-10 (N847CS), Capron, IL, substantial damage, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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