# Accident 20260610009519A: William F Schoen RV-7, South Fork, CO, June 10, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2026, 10:00 local time
- Place: South Fork, CO
- Airport: Chapman Fld
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6900° N, 106.5800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6900&lon=-106.5800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N727BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: William F Schoen RV-7 (registry code 05632LW, https://openairdocs.org/model/william-f-schoen-rv-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM F SCHOEN RV-7
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR XP-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 17,750 total, 155 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC26LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260610009519A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/10/2026 AT APPROXIMATELY 100 (MDT), A VANS RV-7 CRASHED AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN THE VICINITY OF SOUTH FORK, CO.  PILOT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STALLED DURING THE TAKE OFF SEQUENCE FROM A DIRT AIRSTRIP IN A MOUNTAINOUS AREA.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE AS TO BE DESTROYED IN THE CRASH SEQUENCE AND CONSUMED BY THE POST CRASH FIRE.  THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN LANDING GEAR COMPRESSED, SPREAD FOLDED UNDERNEATH THE WING/FUSELAGE.  FUSELAGE OF THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SEVERE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE LOW AIRSPEED LOW ANGLE IMPACT.  THE PROPELLER WAS COMPLETELY  DESTROYED ALONG WITH THE NOSE CONE.  THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TAIL AND RIGHT WING (UPWIND) WAS CONSUMED IN THE POST ACCIDENT FIRE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES WHO INITIALLY REFUSED TREATMENT AND WAS RELEASED AT THE SCENE BY FIRST RESPONDERS.  AIRMAN LATER WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WITH MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 ANC26LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA049), Jun 10, 2026: William F Schoen RV-7 (N727BN), Alpine, CO, substantial damage, 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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