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NTSB accident investigation · Aviat A-1C-200 · Springfield, MO · July 19, 2026

Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedInvestigation open
Date
July 19, 2026, 07:43 local (12:43 UTC)
Place
Springfield, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N54AHAviat A-1C-200
Defining event
Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control on ground
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
NTSB office
Alaska Regional Office
Parties
FAA
FAA report
20260719013419A
Case key
203424

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Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event is the one that best describes the accident. Under each, the cases with the same event anywhere in their sequence.

Aircraft

Registration
N54AH
Reported as
Aviat A-1C-200
Category
Airplane
Serial number
3344
Built
2020
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
D & L Leasing Montana LLC
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
SGF · Springfield-Branson National Airport, runway 32, 8,000 × 150 ft, concrete

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 statute miles
Temperature
73 °F, dew point 72 °F
Altimeter
30.03 inHg
Observed at
KSGF
METAR
METAR KSGF 191152Z 00000KT 10SM FEW055 23/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP152 60000 70001 T02330222 10250 20228 50005 $

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.