Vans Aircraft RV-10 N8757R accident near Fullerton, California, January 2, 2025
Vans Aircraft RV-10, registration N8757R, was involved in an accident near Fullerton, California on January 2, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 2 people on board. Case WPR25FA072 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 2 minutes of the flight after departing the Fullerton Muni area (KFUL), reaching a maximum of 825 ft. The last recorded position was at 22:09 UTC, at 200 ft and 60 knots, climbing at 64 feet per minute, about 1 km from Fullerton Muni (KFUL).
The nearest weather report, from KFUL (1 km away), showed wind variable° at 3 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
- January 2, 2025
- Location
- Fullerton, California
- Aircraft
- Vans Aircraft RV-10
- Registration
- N8757R
- Injuries
- Fatal (2 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA072 (In work)
- Departure area
- Fullerton Muni (KFUL)
- Nearest airport
- Fullerton Muni (KFUL)
- Recorded flight
- 2 min, max 825 ft
- Last recorded position
- 22:09 UTC, 200 ft, 60 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case WPR25FA072; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.