# Accident 19780611014579A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Creve Coeur, MO, June 11, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1978
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.7273° N, 90.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CREVE COEUR (1H0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7273&lon=-90.5084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7544U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 43 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611014579A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISTOOK WHEAT FLD FOR SOD RWY.WAS MANEUVERING TO CLEAR HELICO ON RWY.

## 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 MKC78FCA29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCA29), Jun 11, 1978: Stits SA7D (N7544U), Creve Coeur, MO, 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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