# Accident 19760423009509A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Lovelock, NV, April 23, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1976
- Place: Lovelock, NV
- Airport: Lovelock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.1913° N, 118.4499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Lovelock Airport, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1913&lon=-118.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7178 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DXQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ41) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760423009509A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 OAK76DXQ41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DXQ41), Apr 23, 1976: Mustang Midget (N7178), Lovelock, NV, 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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