RV10 - ASN Report - N626PB

[A2022]

well, it appears they went in hard going round and round in IMC. it was a really nice-looking aircraft, but some commented after the crash that it was barely recognizable to be an aircraft. they most likely did not feel anything.

https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/508545

The aircraft, an experimentally Paul Berkovitz kit built Van's RV-10, N626PB, was destroyed when it impacted two residential structures and a post crash fire ensued near Simi Valley, California. The two occupants and a dog were fatally injured.

Weather:
METAR KCMA 031955Z 00000KT 10SM FEW018 OVC025 17/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP148 T01670128
METAR KCMA 032055Z 28004KT 10SM OVC018 17/12 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01670122 56009

METAR KVNY 031951Z 14006KT 10SM OVC014 16/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP135 T01560122 $
METAR KVNY 032051Z VRB06KT 10SM OVC013 16/12 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01560122 58013

[A2022]

seems that he was way behind the aircraft by his speech patterns.... and didn't recognize he was in serious trouble.

RV-10 N626PB Loss of Control IMC 3 May 2025
https://youtu.be/oKKVPDRDjCs?si=HmJw89N3ODO6NdmM