Vans Aircraft RV-12IS N18HS accident near Hartford, Wisconsin, August 26, 2025
Vans Aircraft RV-12IS, registration N18HS, operated by KETTLE MORAINE YOUTH AVIATION INC, was involved in an accident near Hartford, Wisconsin on August 26, 2025. The NTSB lists the highest injury level as none. Case CEN25LA345 is completed.
ADS-B receivers recorded 50 minutes of the flight, reaching a maximum of 2,975 ft. The last recorded position was at 13:19 UTC, at 1,325 ft and 85 knots, descending at 64 feet per minute, about 21 km from West Bend Muni (KETB).
The nearest weather report, from KETB (21 km away), showed wind 290° at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles or more, no ceiling reported (VFR conditions).
The aircraft is a Van's RV-12IS registered in United States (Mode S A13F13).
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
- August 26, 2025
- Location
- Hartford, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Vans Aircraft RV-12IS
- Registration
- N18HS
- Operator
- KETTLE MORAINE YOUTH AVIATION INC
- Injuries
- None
- NTSB case
- CEN25LA345 (Completed)
- Nearest airport
- West Bend Muni (KETB)
- Recorded flight
- 50 min, max 2,975 ft
- Last recorded position
- 13:19 UTC, 1,325 ft, 85 kt
3D flight replay
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Sources: NTSB case CEN25LA345; ADS-B flight data from adsb.lol (ODbL); weather from NOAA / Iowa Environmental Mesonet and Open-Meteo.