Van's RV-12IS N18HS
26 August 2025 · Hartford, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 August 2025 at about 13:20 local time, a Van's RV-12IS registered N18HS, operated by Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Wisconsin, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 13:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hartford, Wisconsin, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hartford Muni (HXF)
- Coordinates
- 43.3500, -88.3902
- Aircraft
- Van's RV-12IS
- Registration
- N18HS
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2024
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kettle Moraine Youth Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hartford → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN25LA345
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing on a turf runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot was performing a landing after a solo flight. He attempted to land on runway 27 twice but there were trucks on the runway. He performed a go-around and switched to runway 18 which is a turf/grass runway. Immediately following touchdown, the airplane hit a bump on the runway and the airplane to become airborne again. The airplane porposied twice and the nose landing gear contacted the ground and collapsed which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2026 | Van's RV-12IS | Appleton, Wisconsin, United States | Pilotsmith Flight Academy | No injuries | - |
| 7 Dec 2024 | Van's RV-12IS | Homosassa, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Jul 2024 | Van's RV-12IS | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Apr 2024 | Van's RV-12IS | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 27 Feb 2022 | Van's RV-12IS | Big Pine Key, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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