# Accident 19781021041549A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Wixom, MI, October 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 1978
- Place: Wixom, MI
- Airport: Wixom Spencer
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 42.5228° N, 83.5302° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wixom, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5228&lon=-83.5302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N671SV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,026 total, 0 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021041549A

## 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 CHI79FEC01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC01), Oct 21, 1978: Nord Stampe SV4C (N671SV), Wixom, MI, 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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