# Accident 19780515009999A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Ridgeville, SC, May 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1978
- Place: Ridgeville, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.0937° N, 80.3174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0937&lon=-80.3174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8VM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 28 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780515009999A

## 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 MIA78FLG19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FLG19), May 15, 1978: Jungster 1 (N8VM), Ridgeville, SC, 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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