Rans S-10 SAKOTA accident near La Crosse, Kansas, June 26, 1999
On June 26, 1999 at about 5:30 pm local time, a Rans S-10 SAKOTA, an amateur-built aircraft,, registered N108AN, was destroyed in an accident near La Crosse, Kansas. It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
directional control not maintained by the pilot.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made September 29, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 26, 1999 · about 5:30 pm local time
- Place
- La Crosse, Kansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Rans S-10 SAKOTA S-10 SAKOT, amateur-built
- Registration
- N108AN · registry record · serial 0290087
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
An aircraft similar in description to the accident airplane was seen by a witness performing 'loops' on June 26, 1999 at 1230 central daylight time. The witness saw the airplane north of her home, which was located 2-3 miles south of the accident site. The airplane was found 2 miles east and 1-1/2 miles south of La Crosse, Kansas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight properties of the Rans S-10 Sakota were described in the aircraft's manual as, '...There is a slightly higher rate of speed decay in zero thrust mode and potential for high sink rates due to the 9.4 lb. wing loading. In pitch, the S-10 is neutral.' No mechanical anomalies were noted.
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database and is rewritten in plain English only where the NTSB used codes; the probable cause and narrative are the NTSB's own words. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI99FA202.