# Accident 19770818026882A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Redding, CA, August 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1977
- Place: Redding, CA
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 40.5865° N, 122.3917° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redding, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5865&lon=-122.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2259C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 80 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG62) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818026882A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N57017, Ryan ST3KR: [Accident 19770818026881A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818026881A)

## 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 OAK77FVG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG62), Aug 18, 1977: Pitts S1C (N2259C), Redding, CA, 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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