Vans RV-10 N847CS accident near Capron, Illinois, June 28, 2025
Vans RV-10, registration N847CS, was involved in an accident near Capron, Illinois on June 28, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case CEN25FA224 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 23 minutes of the flight after departing the Waukegan Rgnl area (KUGN), reaching a maximum of 3,250 ft. The last recorded position was at 14:32 UTC, at 2,275 ft and 85 knots, descending at 1,024 feet per minute, about 32 km from Janesville/S Wisconsin Rgnl (KJVL).
The nearest weather report, from KJVL (32 km away), showed wind 140° at 5 knots, 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
- June 28, 2025
- Location
- Capron, Illinois
- Aircraft
- Vans RV-10
- Registration
- N847CS
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- CEN25FA224 (In work)
- Departure area
- Waukegan Rgnl (KUGN)
- Nearest airport
- Janesville/S Wisconsin Rgnl (KJVL)
- Recorded flight
- 23 min, max 3,250 ft
- Last recorded position
- 14:32 UTC, 2,275 ft, 85 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 CEN25FA224; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.