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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rans S-14 · Guthrie, OK · June 30, 2025

Date: June 30, 2025 · 20:54 local
Place: Guthrie, OK
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N981CS
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA229
Reported as: Rans S-14
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0

N981CSRegistered now · Rans S-14S/N A122184 Airframe modelRans S-14 Engine modelRotax 503 series2 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

At 2054 local on June 30th an experimental aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances near seward Oklahoma. The aircraft was located approximately 500 feet west of the private runway center line. Ground scaring appears to show a right wing/nose low impact, crushing the cockpit area and fatally injuring the pilot. The right wing was pushed aft and the left wing was pushed forward from impact. privacy data omitted Was found on the pilot when removed from the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AT 2054 LOCAL ON JUNE 30TH AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES NEAR SEWARD OKLAHOMA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET WEST OF THE PRIVATE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. GROUND SCARING APPEARS TO SHOW A RIGHT WING/NOSE LOW IMPACT, CRUSHING THE COCKPIT AREA AND FATALLY INJURING THE PILOT. THE RIGHT WING WAS PUSHED AFT AND THE LEFT WING WAS PUSHED FORWARD FROM IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FOUND ON THE PILOT WHEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25LA229Accident · 1 fatalClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary reportGuthrie, OKOn June 30, 2025, about 2054 central daylight time, a Rans S-14 airplane, N981CS, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Guthrie, Oklahoma. The non-certificated pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14…Jul 1, 2025 · Substantial damage