# Accident 19780818028859A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Leesburg, VA, August 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1978
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Godfrey Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 39.1028° N, 77.5545° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1028&lon=-77.5545&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78HS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780818028859A

## Narrative

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

LIMBACH 1900D ENGINE.FUEL PULSATING,NO FUEL PR BUILD-UP DOWNSTREAG DRIVEN PUMP.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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