# Accident 19780914030429A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, North Bend,Or, OR, September 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1978
- Place: North Bend,Or, OR
- Airport: North Bend Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 43.4072° N, 124.2345° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4072&lon=-124.2345&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57JC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Reported engine: AMTRVW
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78FYK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780914030429A

## Narrative

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

BECAME AIRBORNE DURING HI SPEED TAXI. CONT TKOF. ENG FAILED INTERNALY,LND IN BAY. VW ENG.

## 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 SEA78FYK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYK23), Sep 14, 1978: Home Built KR-2 (N57JC), North Bend, OR, 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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