# Accident 20250630009039A: Rans S-14, Guthrie, OK, June 30, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2025, 20:54 local time
- Place: Guthrie, OK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7935° N, 97.4853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7935&lon=-97.4853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981CS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N981CS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-14 (registry code 0590113, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 503 series (registry code 55564, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S-14
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250630009039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN25LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA229), Jul 1, 2025: Rans S-14 (N981CS), Guthrie, OK, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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