# NTSB Accident CEN19LA224
> **Piper PA18** · 2019-07-14 · Osceola, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN19LA224
- **Event ID:** 20190715X05519
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-07-14
- **Location:** Osceola, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.310001, -92.690002
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA18
- **Registration:** N6983B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## 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.

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