# Accident 19780714037059A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Fergus Falls, MN, July 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1978
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Airport: Fergus Falls Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.2844° N, 96.1567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FERGUS FALLS RGNL (FFM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2844&lon=-96.1567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,479 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC78FER74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714037059A

## Narrative

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

CORN 2 TO 4 FEET HIGH.

## 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 MKC78FER74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FER74), Jul 14, 1978: J Lowers T-WIND (N195J), Fergus Falls, MN, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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