What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On October 24, 2025, at 17:24 local time the ran S12 aircraft departed Blosser Municipal Airport on runway 36. Two minutes after departure (17:26L) at approximately 500 feet in the right downwind of runway 36 the aircraft departed controlled flight and entered a steep left spiral. The aircraft impacted the ground approximately one quarter mile to the east of the runway in a nose low attitude on a slight embankment of a field causing substantial damage to the aircraft and fatal injuries to the pilot.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 24, 2025, AT 17:24 LOCAL TIME THE RAN S12 AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLOSSER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 36. TWO MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE (17:26L) AT APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET IN THE RIGHT DOWNWIND OF RUNWAY 36 THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTROLLED FLIGHT AND ENTERED A STEEP LEFT SPIRAL. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE TO THE EAST OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE ON A SLIGHT EMBANKMENT OF A FIELD CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND FATAL INJURIES TO THE PILOT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.