# NTSB Accident CHI97LA246
> **Young RV-4** · 1997-08-01 · SPARTA, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA246
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08576
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-01
- **Location:** SPARTA, WI, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Young
- **Model:** RV-4
- **Registration:** N654Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in an improper flare and hard landing.  The gusty wind was a related factor.

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