Vans RV7 accident near Gibbon, NE
On June 2, 2023, a Vans RV7 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gibbon, NE. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 2, 2023
- Place
- Gibbon, NE
- Aircraft
- Vans RV7 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 40.693°N, 98.876°W
- NTSB ID
- 20230602192292
Official records · CEN23FA220
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 2, 2023, about 0907 central daylight time, a Van’s Aircraft RV-7, N977RV, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Gibbon, Nebraska. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The pilot filed an instrument-flight-rules (IFR) flight plan and departed on a multi-leg cross-country personal flight in the airplane. Before departure, the pilot obtained a standard weather briefing of the forecast and observed weather conditions along the flight route, which included thunderstorms, convective SIGMETs, and AIRMETs for icing conditions. ADS-B data revealed that the airplane departed the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), Denver, Colorado, at 0710 mountain daylight time and proceeded direct toward Red Oak Municipal Airport (RDK), Red Oak, Iowa. A review of ATC information revealed that, about 0900 central daylight time, the FAA Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center controller told the pilot that there was heavy precipitation in the immediate vicinity ahead of him, and the pilot acknowledged. About 4 minutes later, the pilot requested a lower altitude due to ice accumulation. ATC acknowledged the request and gave the pilot a block altitude between 11,000 and 15,000 ft msl. The pilot acknowledged and began a descent from about 15,000 ft. About 40 seconds later, the ATC controller told the pilot he could descend below 11,000 ft if he needed to go lower. The pilot acknowledged by saying, “roger.” Immediately after the pilot acknowledged that he could go lo
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane into known adverse weather and icing conditions which resulted in a loss of control.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
