# NTSB CHI74DEP47: Steffens C-II, N8981, Columbus, WI, May 26, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1974
- Place: Columbus, WI · COLUMBUS, WI
- Location: 43.3368° N, 89.0300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3368&lon=-89.0300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126463
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74DEP47
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEP47

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1398  74/5/26    COLUMBUS,WIS        STEFFENS C-II       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 47 TOTAL
        TIME - 1115                    N8981               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MATH-AIRE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STOUGHTON,WIS               COLUMBUS,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED ON L GR,COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8981](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8981-2013-10-24), registration cancelled 2013-10-24, S/N 6922224, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STEFFENS C-II
- Registry model: [Steffens CHEROKEE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/steffens-cherokee-ii) (registry code 406015A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Math-Aire

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740526014589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526014589A), May 26, 1974: Amtr 406015A, Columbus, WI, Substantial damage. Acft bounced on l gr,collapsed.

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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