# Accident 19770903031779A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Clinton, IN, September 3, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Clinton, IN
- Airport: Clinton
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 39.7122° N, 87.4004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Clinton Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7122&lon=-87.4004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6141U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEX49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903031779A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI77FEX49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEX49), Sep 3, 1977: Midget Mustng (N6141U), Clinton, IN, 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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