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Report: Pilot had engine issues, asked to land before Rock County crash
By AP Author
Plane crash investigation in Town of Rock (Credit: WMTV)
JANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) - One of two pilots who were killed when a small plane crashed near Janesville reported engine issues and asked to land before the plane went down, according to a preliminary federal report.
The Feb. 16 crash killed Remington Viney, a staff sergeant with the Wisconsin Air National Guard, and Tanner Byholm, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Saturday.
The National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report said the Velocity V-twin, which is described as an experimental, amateur-built airplane, departed from Appleton International Airport on the morning of the crash and was bound for Florida. The plane landed at the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport to fuel up. One minute and 16 seconds after takeoff, one of the pilots asked for permission to turn around and land, saying they needed to work through some engi
By Stephen Cohn
Feb 27, 2021 9:49 AM
JANESVILLE, Wis. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board says the plane involved in this month’s deadly crash in Janesville had engine troubles and was headed downward at an estimated 80-degree angle prior to the crash.
The report, released Saturday morning, said the plane departed from Appleton International Airport at 6:34 a.m. on Feb. 16 and landed at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville around 7:15 a.m. After having its fuel tanks topped off with 53.5 gallons of 100LL fuel, the plane departed runway 32 at the airport at 9:12 a.m. for Sebastian, Florida.
Officials said the plane, a Velocity Twin experimental amateur built N13VT was headed to Florida to receive maintenance on its landing gear.