RANS S7 S accident at Gardner, KS, 13 May 2023

On May 13, 2023, a RANS S7 S operated by None was involved in an aviation accident near Gardner, KS. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during the takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control at too low of an altitude to recover. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 14 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.