# Accident 19781126036539A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, St. Marys, OH, November 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1978
- Place: St. Marys, OH
- Airport: Fortman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.5553° N, 84.3866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Fortman Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5553&lon=-84.3866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1020G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 285 total, 77 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781126036539A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 CHI79FEK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEK02), Nov 26, 1978: Stitts Plby SA3B (N1020G), St. Marys, OH, 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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