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Two Killed in Velocity V-Twin Crash Near Janesville, Wisconsin

Air Force Times reported that two men, both with military ties, died when an experimental twin-engine aircraft went down in a river shortly after takeoff on Feb. 16, 2021; the NTSB is investigating.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 10, 2026, 2:33 a.m. ET

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people were killed when a crashed into a river near , shortly after departing Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport at about CST on Feb. 16, 2021, according to Air Force Times. The investigation is open and details remain developing. Air Force Times reported the dead as Staff Sgt. Remington K. Viney, 26, of the Wisconsin Air National Guard's 115th Fighter Wing, and Tanner Byholm, 25, of Glidden, Wisconsin, an Air Force reservist. The pair were headed to Florida, according to GazetteExtra.com as cited by Air Force Times. The aircraft went down during the phase of flight. The cause has not been determined. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating, Air Force Times reported. Air Force Times noted that Velocity, the Florida-based manufacturer, says the V-Twin was designed for the redundancy of a second engine in the event of an engine failure; that is a description of the design and not a finding about this accident. The registration is drawn from an official accident record. Aircraft registry records list as a Velocity VTWIN, serial number VT-020, with Titan IOX-370 series engines, registered in the United States. The registry lists the registered owner as LLC, of Appleton, Wisconsin; the owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight. FAA registry information and a FlightAware registration listing describe LLC as an aircraft-owning entity holding a single 2020 certificated in the Experimental airworthiness class; no other aviation activity could be established, and that background says nothing about this accident. Weather observed at Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (KJVL), 4.4 miles away and 27 minutes from the reported time of the crash, recorded wind from 340 degrees at 11 knots, visibility 10 statute miles, broken cloud at 5,000 feet and 10°F. These are instrument readings and are not stated to have any bearing on what happened.

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Registration
N13VT
Type
N13vt Llc VELOCITY VTWIN
Engines
TITAN IOX-370 SERIE
Registered owner
N13vt LlcThe owner of record is not necessarily the operator, the pilot, or otherwise connected to the flight.
Terrain elevation
774 ft
Nearest aerodrome
4.4 miles NNE of Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport (KJVL/JVL)

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