Fatal Crash of Experimental Rans S18 in Oklahoma

Accident Overview and Flight Details On September 28, 2015, at approximately 1925 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built Rans S18 airplane sustained substantial damage after impacting a field two miles east of Shattuck, Oklahoma. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, received fatal injuries. The unregistered aircraft was owned and operated by the non-certificated pilot. Visual meteorological conditions were present at the time of the accident, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed from a grass airstrip located approximately 0.5 miles east of the accident site at about 1923 and was en route to Gage Airport (GAG) in Gage, Oklahoma, which was situated five miles northeast of the crash site.