# Accident 19750518012559A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Merrill, WI, May 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1975
- Place: Merrill, WI
- Airport: Merrill Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.1989° N, 89.7129° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL MUNI (RRL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1989&lon=-89.7129&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3518 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,339 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750518012559A

## Narrative

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

ENG VW 40HP.DRG LNDG WHEELS HIT A SHARP DIP L MAIN WHEEL BROKE OFF.

## 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 CHI75FEP54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEP54), May 18, 1975: Flaglor-Hag H-1 (N3518), Merrill, WI, 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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