# NTSB CHI69F0652: Steffens A69, N7108, Forrest, IL, May 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1969
- Place: Forrest, IL · FORREST, IL
- Location: 40.7511° N, 88.4097° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Forrest, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7511&lon=-88.4097&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 183242
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0652
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0652

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1317   69/5/3    FORREST,ILL         STEFFENS A69        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 405
        TIME - 1400                    N7108               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HONEGGER
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: OTHER
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        REMARKS- ON HI SPEED TAXI TEST,PULLED ACFT OFF GROUND TO AVOID HITTING RNWY LIGHTS. ACFT STALLED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7108](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7108-1970-07-21), registration cancelled 1970-07-21, S/N 6922224 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEFFENS A69
- Registry model: [Steffens Monoplane 1969](https://openairdocs.org/model/steffens-monoplane-1969) (registry code 05617AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Honegger

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.

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