THE DTSB
Pending. Possible structural failure during initial climb.
Key facts
- DateAugust 24, 2025
- Local time5:25 PM
- LightDay
- WeatherVMC
- Phase of flightInitial Climb
- People on board1
- Fatalities1
- AirportKCNK
Accident Location
- City, State
- Concordia, Kansas
- Latitude
- 39.547778
- Longitude
- -97.6525
- Airport ID
- KCNK
Aircraft Info
- N Number
- N2757A
- Make
- Rans
- Model
- S-12
- Category / Class
- Aircraft Single Engine Land
- Amateur Built
- Yes
Pilot Info
- Pilot in command
- Kadel, David Allen
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Certification
- Private Pilot
- IFR rating
- No
- Medical
- Basic Med
- Flight school
- No
- Instructional flight
- No
Analysis
- Weather
- VMC
- Time of day
- Day
- Phase of flight
- Initial Climb
- Pilot error
- Unknown
- Pilot incapacitation
- Unknown
- People on board
- 1
- PIC fatality
- 1
- Total fatalities
- 1
- NTSB travel
- Unknown
- AQP category
- UNKNOWN →
Probable Cause
NTSB
None yet (final report not yet published).
Recommendation
THE DTSB
Pending.
NTSB
None issued. NTSB recommendations are rare and usually tied to high-profile accidents.
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