Accident: Piper PA18
Jul 14, 2019 · Osceola, WI
NTSB numberCEN19LA224Event id20190715X05519
- 0
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 1
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The failure of the right horizontal stabilizer during takeoff, resulting in a loss of control and forced landing. Contributing to the accident was the installation of an unapproved stabilizer frame and failure of maintenance personnel to identify deterioration of the stabilizer during routine maintenance.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Piper PA18
- Registration
- N6983B
- Year built
- 1956
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Takeoff Flight control sys malf/fail
Source: National Transportation Safety Board aviation accident database. Counts only; Voydar holds no names.
Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (OEO)0 nm (0 km) west
- New Richmond Regional Airport (RNH)12 nm (22 km) south-east
- Amery Municipal Airport (AHH)13 nm (25 km) east
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