Questair Venture, N53TL, incident occurred on July 20, 2025, at Oshkosh-Wittman Field (OSH/KOSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin

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On July 20, 2025, at about 1541 local time, a privately-registered Questair Venture, N53TL, sustained minor damage when it was involved in an incident at Oshkosh-Wittman Field (OSH/KOSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated from the Madison-Dane County Regional Airport (MSN/KMSN), Madison, Wisconsin, at about 1504 LT.

The FAA reported that the aircraft landed on runway 9 and nosed over near the east end resulting in a propeller strike. (figure 1)

Unconfirmed reports suggest the pilot was told by the local controller to conduct a go-around.

Figure 1: ADS-B Exchange of landing

- Weather:
METAR KOSH 201953Z 03007KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02390144

METAR KOSH 202053Z VRB03KT 9SM CLR 24/14 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02440144 55003

Bell 206B, N17626, accident occurred on July 1, 2025, near Edgerton, Missouri

• Location: Edgerton, MO 
• Accident Number: CEN25LA232 
• Date & Time: July 1, 2025, 08:45 Local 
• Registration: N16726 
• Aircraft: Bell 206B 
• Injuries: 1 None 
• Flight Conducted Under: Part 137: Agricultural

https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200449/pdf 

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumberTxt=N16726

On July 1, 2025, at 0845 central daylight time, a Bell 206B, N17626, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Edgerton, Missouri. The commercial pilot was uninjured. The helicopter was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 137 aerial application flight.

The pilot stated that during a departure climb, he heard the engine surge and saw the main rotor speed decrease. He said that he pulled back on the cyclic to slow down and lowered the collective slightly to see if he could regain rotor speed, while the helicopter was about 150-200 feet agl and the airspeed was about 45-50 kts. He then heard the engine shut down. He immediately lowered the collective and turned the aircraft slightly to the south to attempt a landing to a grass pasture. During the landing, the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom, a tail rotor blade, and the main rotor blades.

The helicopter was retained for further examination.