N981CS Rans S-14 Airail Aviation Accident 2025-06-30
FATAL ACCIDENT (1) - Privately owned Rans S-14 Airaile, N981CS, near Guthrie, OK, June 30, 2025.
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Accident Information
| Approx. Accident Location | Aircraft Fat. | Aircraft Inj. | Ground Fat. | Ground Inj. | ASN Entry |
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| 35°48'0.77"N, 97°28'47.92"W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Aviation Safety Network |
1Aircraft Information
| Type | Operator | Registration | Serial Number | Manufacture Date |
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| Rans S-14 Airaile | Private | N981CS | A122184 | unkn. |
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ASX Accident Report
At 06:54 EDT on 29 June 2025 a 1984-built Cessna 441 Conquest, registration N441LS, departed runway 32 at Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, Ohio (KYNG) on a private flight to Bozeman, Montana with two crew members and four passengers. Operated by Meander Air LLC, the twin-turboprop climbed briefly then turned left toward the northwest; ADS-B data and eyewitness accounts place the impact about two kilometres west of the runway in a wooded area behind residences along King Graves Road NE in Howland Township, Trumbull County. All six occupants were fatally injured and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and post-crash fire .
Witnesses reported the engine sound as abnormally low in power before the airplane descended below the tree line and struck terrain, producing a large explosion and column of smoke visible on airport weather cameras. Recorded weather near the time of departure showed visual-meteorological conditions: light easterly winds at four knots, ten-mile visibility, scattered clouds at 4 800 ft and a surface temperature of approximately 19 °C, indicating no significant atmospheric limitations to performance or pilot visibility. ADS-B traces reveal the Conquest reached only a modest altitude before losing speed and height, suggesting a possible powerplant malfunction or asymmetric thrust event followed by loss of aerodynamic control during the low-altitude turn .
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation, with teams examining airframe wreckage, engine integrity, fuel samples, maintenance records and pilot qualifications; FAA representatives and local responders have secured the site for evidence preservation. Early focal points include propeller and gearbox condition, turboprop engine performance, and stall margins during single-engine flight, as the Cessna 441’s handling characteristics demand prompt rudder and power corrections after an engine failure on climb-out. Cockpit voice and flight-data modules, if installed, will be analyzed alongside radar and ADS-B logs to reconstruct the final seven-minute profile. Results from these examinations will determine whether mechanical failure, operational decision-making, or a combination of factors led to the loss of control moments after take-off.
This page will be updated as more information becomes available.
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