Piper PA-34-200 N14SS accident near Rush City, Minnesota, September 23, 2025
Piper PA-34-200, registration N14SS, operated by KS AVIATION LLC, was involved in an accident near Rush City, Minnesota on September 23, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA400 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 146 minutes of the flight after departing the Ankeny Rgnl area (KIKV), reaching a maximum of 11,700 ft. The last recorded position was at 05:14 UTC, at 1,200 ft and 84 knots, descending at 256 feet per minute, about 2 km from Cambridge Muni (KCBG).
The nearest weather report, from KCBG (2 km away), showed wind 30° at 3 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Piper PA-34-200 registered in United States (Mode S A0A1F8).
This page reconstructs the flight from public ADS-B data for information only. The NTSB report is the authority on what happened and why.
Key facts
- Date
- September 23, 2025
- Location
- Rush City, Minnesota
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34-200
- Registration
- N14SS
- Operator
- KS AVIATION LLC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA400 (Completed)
- Departure area
- Ankeny Rgnl (KIKV)
- Nearest airport
- Cambridge Muni (KCBG)
- Recorded flight
- 146 min, max 11,700 ft
- Last recorded position
- 05:14 UTC, 1,200 ft, 84 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA400; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.