Accident · 2025-08-26

NTSB case CEN25LA345 · VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS · Part 91

What the record says

Event date
2025-08-26
Event type
Accident
Highest injury level
No injuries
Aircraft
VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS (N18HS)
Operating rule
Part 91
Operator
KETTLE MORAINE YOUTH AVIATION INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report)
KETTLE MORAINE YOUTH AVIATION INC

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while landing on a turf runway.

Source: NTSB case CEN25LA345

Flight crew

Certification and experience as recorded in the NTSB accident database for this event. The NTSB records these facts about the crew's flying history; GroundCheck shows them as filed, without names or identities.

RoleCertificateInstrument ratingAgeMedicalFlight hours
Pilot pilot flyingStudentNone61None17 total · 17 in this make/model · 2 as PIC

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

All incidents →