Vans RV-7A N30SG accident near West Glacier, Montana, August 12, 2025
Vans RV-7A, registration N30SG, was involved in an accident near West Glacier, Montana on August 12, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as fatal, with 1 people on board. Case WPR25FA252 is in work.
ADS-B receivers recorded 7 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 4,325 ft. The last recorded position was at 20:32 UTC, at 4,325 ft and 92 knots, climbing at 0 feet per minute, about 9 km from Kalispell/Glacier Park Intl (KGPI).
The nearest weather report, from KGPI (9 km away), showed 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
- August 12, 2025
- Location
- West Glacier, Montana
- Aircraft
- Vans RV-7A
- Registration
- N30SG
- Injuries
- Fatal (1 on board)
- NTSB case
- WPR25FA252 (In work)
- Nearest airport
- Kalispell/Glacier Park Intl (KGPI)
- Recorded flight
- 7 min, max 4,325 ft
- Last recorded position
- 20:32 UTC, 4,325 ft, 92 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 WPR25FA252; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.