# Accident 19740323005639A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Hesperus, CO, March 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1974
- Place: Hesperus, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 37.2861° N, 108.0395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hesperus, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2861&lon=-108.0395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,210 total, 21 in this make and model, 95 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74DTE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE59) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740323005639A

## Narrative

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

RISING TERRAIN AND DOWNDRAFTS TRAPPED AIRCRAFT. DENSITY ALTITUDE 10000 FEET.

## 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 DEN74DTE59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DTE59), Mar 23, 1974: Sampson B (N246H), Hesperus, CO, substantial damage

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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