Van's RV4 N595BS

Summary

On 7 August 2025 at about 00:25 local time, a Van's RV4 registered N595BS was involved in an accident near Elgin, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

7 August 2025 at 00:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Elgin, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

42.0170, -88.3080

Aircraft

Van's RV4

Registration

N595BS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Dupage → Huntley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

NTSB number

CEN25LA309

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On August 6, 2025, about 1925 central daylight time, a Vans RV4 airplane, N595BS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Elgin, Illinois. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot reported that during cruise flight at 1,000 ft above ground level, he noticed an increase in electrical voltage. He turned the airplane toward the departure airport and noted the voltage indicated 20 volts before the entire instrument panel lost power, and then the engine lost power. He also noticed a small smoke plume from behind the instrument panel. The pilot made a forced landing to a golf course during which the airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and engine mount. The engine was equipped with two E-Mag electronic ignition systems. Both magnetos were retained for further examination. Devices capable of recording data were sent to the NTSB Vehicle Recorders Laboratory for further analysis. The airplane was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.