Vans RV7 N902T accident near Matheson, Colorado, March 1, 2025

Vans RV7, registration N902T, was involved in an accident near Matheson, Colorado on March 1, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case CEN25FA106 is in work.

ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 6,600 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:54 UTC, at 6,300 ft and 165 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 41 km from Mountain Pass Arpt (KMNH).

The nearest weather report, from KMNH (41 km away), showed calm wind, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).

This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.

Key facts

Date
March 1, 2025
Location
Matheson, Colorado
Aircraft
Vans RV7
Registration
N902T
Injuries
Fatal (1 on board)
NTSB case
CEN25FA106 (In work)
Nearest airport
Mountain Pass Arpt (KMNH)
Recorded flight
7 min, max 6,600 ft
Last recorded position
16:54 UTC, 6,300 ft, 165 kt

3D flight replay

Replay the recorded flight in 3D with the weather, light and terrain at the time, flight instruments reconstructed from the aircraft's ADS-B transmissions, and automatically detected events.

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Sources: NTSB case CEN25FA106; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.