# Accident 19781006033959A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Middleton, WI, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978
- Place: Middleton, WI
- Airport: Morey
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 43.1070° N, 89.5063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1070&lon=-89.5063&mi=10
- Aircraft: N493TK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 755 total, 126 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006033959A

## Narrative

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

WINGTIP COLLIDED WITH SOD ON SIDE OF R/W.WIND GUSTING TO 30KTS.

## 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 CHI79DEP02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEP02), Oct 6, 1978: Thorp T-18 (N493TK), Middleton, WI, destroyed

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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