# Accident 19770324006849A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Langley, WA, March 24, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1977
- Place: Langley, WA
- Airport: Porters Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 48.0375° N, 122.4071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Langley, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0375&lon=-122.4071&mi=10
- Aircraft: N117JS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N117JS-1977-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Volmer SPORTSMAN (registry code 95702JJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/volmer-sportsman) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 613 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77DYE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770324006849A

## 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 SEA77DYE15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE15), Mar 24, 1977: Volmer VT22 (N117JS), Langley, WA, 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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