# N8981: 1969 Steffens CHEROKEE II, registration cancelled 2013-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Steffens CHEROKEE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/steffens-cherokee-ii) (registry code 406015A)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 6922224
- Year built: 1969
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: December 3, 1975
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1985
- Last registry action: December 15, 2009
- Mode S code: AC6587
- Owner when cancelled: [Checki Edward T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHECKI%20EDWARD%20T)
- Location: [Franksville, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Franksville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7945° N, 87.9977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53126, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8981
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8981
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981-2013-10-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Steffens CHEROKEE II: https://openairdocs.org/model/steffens-cherokee-ii.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74DEP47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP47), May 26, 1974: Steffens C-II (N8981), Columbus, WI, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N8981

- [Cancelled 1938-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981-1938-09-11): Mono MONOCOACH 275, S/N 5008. Owner: [Britz Peter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRITZ%20PETER), [Danville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Danville)

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