# NTSB ANC26LA049: William F Schoen RV-7, N727BN, Alpine, CO, June 10, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: June 10, 2026, 10:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place: Alpine, CO · open field
- Coordinates: 37.69, -106.58
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6900&lon=-106.5800&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203160
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC26LA049
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203160/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC26LA049

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Initial climb: Loss of engine power (partial)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342) (defining event); cases with it: [William F Schoen RV-7, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md?model=05632LW), [All aircraft, 1,858 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/342/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N727BN](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N727BN), registered now, S/N 71235, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WILLIAM F SCHOEN RV-7
- Registry model: [William F Schoen RV-7](https://openairdocs.org/model/william-f-schoen-rv-7) (registry code 05632LW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 71235
- Year built: 2014
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, June 1, 2026, 5 hours before
- Departed: PVT, South Fork, CO
- Destination: KRCV, Del Norte, CO
- Equipment: ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Auto-pilot, Electronic primary flight display

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 11 knots, gusting 17
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 46 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter: 30.46 inHg
- Turbulence: Light
- Observed at: KCPW, 17 nm away
- METAR: METAR KCPW 101555Z AUTO 23011G17KT 10SM CLR 08/M06 A3046 RMK AO2 PWINO

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20260610009519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260610009519A), Jun 10, 2026: William F Schoen RV-7, South Fork, CO, Destroyed. 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…

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.

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