# Accident 19781004032749A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Keystone, FL, October 4, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Keystone, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 28.1558° N, 82.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1558&lon=-82.6212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N69KW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 160 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DLA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004032749A

## Narrative

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

L WING LEADING EDGE CAVED IN ON HIGH-G PULLOUT.LANDED OK.

## 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 MIA79DLA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA04), Oct 4, 1978: Amateur Weeks (N69KW), Keystone, FL, 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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