# Accident 19781014030699A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Lake Matthews, CA, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Lake Matthews, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Aircraft: N700XP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,680 total, 4 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014030699A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPLICATION OF 5 NEG G'S,WINGS FOLDED.PLT BAILED OUT.

## 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 LAX79DUG01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG01), Oct 14, 1978: Amateur 700XP (N700XP), Lake Matthews, CA, 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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