# Accident 19780630015939A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Mack,Co, CO, June 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1978
- Place: Mack,Co, CO
- Airport: Mack Mesa
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.2681° N, 108.8640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MACK MESA (10CO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2681&lon=-108.8640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5575V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Reported engine: CONT
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,175 total, 236 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTF70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTF70) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780630015939A

## Narrative

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

STROMBERG CARB,NAS3A1,NEEDLE VALVE SEAT,P/N 383911,NOT SAFTIED,LOOSEBLOCKED FLOAT ARM.

## 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 DEN78FTF70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTF70), Jun 30, 1978: Peer JR ACE E (N5575V), Mack, CO, 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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