# Accident 19731021034539A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, W.Kingston, RI, October 21, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1973
- Place: W.Kingston, RI
- Airport: Richmond Air Park
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 41.4832° N, 71.5514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Kingston, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4832&lon=-71.5514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50GB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 278 total, 98 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC74FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731021034539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NR 1 MAIN BEARING FOUND SEIZED TO CRANKSHAFT JOURNAL.OIL PUMP,OIL SCREEN,AND PASSAGES CKD OK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC74FNA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNA23), Oct 21, 1973: Butterworth Teenie (N50GB), W.Kingston, RI, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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