Waco YKC accident near Selden, KS
On June 30, 2024, a Waco YKC (airplane) was involved in an accident near Selden, KS. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- June 30, 2024
- Place
- Selden, KS
- Aircraft
- Waco YKC · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.494°N, 100.461°W
- NTSB ID
- 20240701194576
Official records · CEN24FA243
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn June 30, 2024, about 1752 CDT, a Waco YKC airplane, N14137, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Selden, Kansas. The pilot and passenger sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed about 0640 eastern daylight time from Knox County Airport (4I3) in Mount Vernon, Ohio. Two fuel stops were conducted enroute: the Shelby County Airport in Shelbyville, Illinois, about 0840 CDT, and the Chillicothe Municipal Airport (CHT) in Chillicothe, Missouri, about 1135. While in Shelbyville, the passenger sent the first of several text messages to the Oberlin Municipal Airport (OIN), Oberlin, Kansas, airport manager stating that OIN was their planned destination for the day. About 1348, shortly after departing from CHT, the passenger sent a text message to the OIN airport manager stating that they were unsure if they would make OIN but estimated their time of arrival about 1700. Another message was sent at 1601 stating that the weather was looking too low at OIN and they were landing in Phillipsburg, Kansas. The airplane diverted and landed at Phillipsburg Municipal Airport (PHG) in Phillipsburg, Kansas, at 1615. While on the ground, the pilot made several telephone calls to both the OIN airport manager and a family friend in Colby, Kansas, to inquire about the weather enroute and possible alternate destinations. The OIN airport manager informed the pilot that the ceiling and visibility were low at OIN, and he did not know when the weather woul
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which had not been forecast at the time of departure, and which resulted in a loss of control due to spatial disorientation.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
