# Accident 19771016034359A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Marshall, IL, October 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 16, 1977
- Place: Marshall, IL
- Airport: Lincoln Trail
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 39.3994° N, 87.6912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshall, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3994&lon=-87.6912&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87897 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 112 total, 53 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771016034359A

## 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 CHI78DEV04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEV04), Oct 16, 1977: Pietenpol Camper (N87897), Marshall, IL, 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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