# Accident 19781015034879A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Shingle Spgs, CA, October 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1978
- Place: Shingle Spgs, CA
- Airport: Cameron Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 38.6840° N, 120.9880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Cameron Airpark (KO61), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6840&lon=-120.9880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N515T (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79FVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781015034879A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 OAK79FVG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79FVG02), Oct 15, 1978: Nord Stampe SV4C (N515T), Shingle Spgs, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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