# Accident 19781008032259A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Hudson, NH, October 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Hudson, NH
- Airport: Birdman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.7638° N, 71.4320° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hudson, NH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7638&lon=-71.4320&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2286K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 410 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79DNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008032259A

## Narrative

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

SPOILERS DID NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE CONTROL.

## 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 NYC79DNC04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DNC04), Oct 8, 1978: Birdman TL-1A (N2286K), Hudson, NH, 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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