Game Composites Llc GB1 GAMEBIRD N588AF accident near Tarkio, Missouri, July 12, 2025
Game Composites Llc GB1 GAMEBIRD, registration N588AF, operated by HGB HOLDINGS LLC, was involved in an accident near Tarkio, Missouri on July 12, 2025. 2 aircraft were involved. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA250 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 82 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 8,925 ft. The last recorded position was at 16:59 UTC, at 1,400 ft and 137 knots, descending at 832 feet per minute, about 2 km from Bentonville Muni (KVBT).
The nearest weather report, from KVBT (2 km away), showed wind 240° at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, ceiling 800 ft (IFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Game Composites GB1 GAMEBIRD registered in United States (Mode S A793A6).
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
- July 12, 2025
- Location
- Tarkio, Missouri
- Aircraft
- Game Composites Llc GB1 GAMEBIRD, Vans RV-8
- Registration
- N588AF, N931KZ
- Operator
- HGB HOLDINGS LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA250 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Bentonville Muni (KVBT)
- Recorded flight
- 82 min, max 8,925 ft
- Last recorded position
- 16:59 UTC, 1,400 ft, 137 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA250; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.