# Accident 19780426009689A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Marksville, LA, April 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1978
- Place: Marksville, LA
- Airport: Marksville,La
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 31.1254° N, 92.0651° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marksville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1254&lon=-92.0651&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73549 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 625 total, 145 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ16) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780426009689A

## Narrative

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

ENG TEARDOWN SHOWED EXTREME TEMP & EXCESSIVE SCUFFING ON #4 CYLIN

## 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 FTW78FRJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRJ16), Apr 26, 1978: W Pusher WAS 2 (N73549), Marksville, LA, 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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