ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 315007
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| Date: | Thursday 8 June 2023 |
| Time: | 11:40 |
| Type: |  Steen Skybolt |
| Owner/operator: | Sale Reported |
| Registration: | N202GM |
| MSN: | 56 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Rio Vista Municipal Airport (O88), Rio Vista, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rio Vista Municipal Airport, CA (O88) |
| Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
On June 08, 2023, about 1140, an experimental amateur-built Steen Skybolt, N202GM, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Rio Vista, California. The two pilots were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
On the morning of the accident, the front-seat pilot asked the aft-seat pilot to pick him up at Sacramento Mather Airport, Sacramento, California. The aft-seat pilot departed about 1000 from Concord, California, where the airplane was based. The front-seat pilot had dropped off another aircraft earlier and needed to return to Concord.
A witness, who was a commercial pilot, reported that he was listening to the Rio Vista Municipal Airport’s common traffic advisory frequency while on his bicycle leaving the airport. He heard a transmission on the radio stating “Experimental biplane, engine out.” He looked up and observed the accident airplane flying from the north on a southerly heading and passed over the airport at midfield of runway 25. The airplane then turned onto a left downwind leg for runway 25 at an estimated altitude of about 1,000 ft above ground level (agl). The airplane then banked left, followed by a “a total loss of control” and within 10 seconds, it impacted the ground. The witness stated that he could hear the engine and thought it sounded normal. The witness added that the pilot could have said “simulated engine-out,” but he could not recall.
Another witness observed the airplane at a normal pattern altitude with the tail lower than he normally would see with other airplanes. A witness located at a nearby golf course, stated that he observed the airplane about 750-1,000 ft agl and bank left making several spirals before disappearing on the horizon.
The accident site was located about 2,615 feet from the approach end of runway 25. The wreckage was distributed over about 45-feet on a true heading of 350°. The nose was pointed on a median true heading of about 20°. The first identified piece of debris was paint chips and air scoop from the lift side fuselage. The furthest wreckage was large splinters of wood from the two-bladed propeller.
There were small plexiglass shards throughout the start of the debris field that led to the frame of the canopy with a majority of the plexiglass intact. There was no evidence of soot or oil. All major components of the airplane were observed at the accident site. The wreckage was moved to a secure location for further examination.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://abc7news.com/2-dead-plane-crash-solano-county-rio-vista-steen-skybolt-municipal-airport/13360048/
https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/2-dead-in-small-plane-crash-near-rio-vista/
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/small-plane-crash-rio-vista/3247808/
https://www.kcra.com/article/2-killed-small-plane-crash-rio-vista-airport-police-say/44132197#
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=202GM
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/6/15843_1668660302.jpg (photo)
Location
Media:
NTSB is investigating the crash of a Experimental Sky Bolt near Rio Vista, California.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) June 8, 2023
#Developing Deadly small plane crash a mile away from Rio Vista Airport. Rio Vista Police confirm two onboard died on impact. FAA confirms plane is a Steen Skybolt aerobatic bi-plane. Federal investigators on scene investigating cause of crash. pic.twitter.com/nfiyjmQFQ9
— stevelarge (@largesteven) June 8, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2023 20:40 | Geno | Added |
| 08-Jun-2023 20:46 | Geno | Updated |
| 09-Jun-2023 00:18 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 09-Jun-2023 00:23 | Captain Adam | Updated |
| 14-Jul-2023 21:32 | Captain Adam | Updated |
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