# Accident 20250824015059A: Rans S-12 AIRAILE, Concordia, KS, August 24, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2025, 17:26 local time
- Place: Concordia, KS
- Airport: Blosser Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5501° N, 97.6464° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5501&lon=-97.6464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2757A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2757A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rans S-12 AIRAILE (registry code 05902TK, https://openairdocs.org/model/rans-s-12-airaile) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 582SER (registry code 55556, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-582ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RANS S-12 AIRAILE
- Reported engine: ROTAX 582SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824015059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN25FA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25FA339), Aug 25, 2025: Rans S-12 Airaile (N2757A), Concordia, KS, 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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