Questair VENTURE N53TL

Summary

On 20 July 2025 at about 20:45 local time, a Questair VENTURE registered N53TL was involved in an accident near Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

20 July 2025 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States

Coordinates

43.9910, -88.5604

Aircraft

Questair VENTURE

Registration

N53TL

Category

Airplane

Year built

2007

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Madison → Oshkosh

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA265

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 20, 2025, about 1545 central daylight time, a Questair Venture airplane, N53TL, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The airplane was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. According to the pilot, he extended his landing gear over Fisk during the approach to the airport. The pilot confirmed that he had three green lights illuminated on his instrument panel and he continued the approach. During the landing flare to runway 9, the airplane touched down on both main landing gear. As the nose of the airplane came down, the propeller struck the runway; the airplane slid for several feet before it came to rest on its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. A postaccident assessment revealed that the nose landing gear was not extended at the time of landing. During the recovery, the pilot attempted to extend the nose landing gear; however, the nose landing gear would not extend. The circuit breaker for the nose landing gear motor was popped. The pilot reset the circuit breaker and attempted to extend the nose landing gear a second time. The nose landing gear extended and locked in place. The airplane was recovered to a secure hangar for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.