# Accident 19781207039879A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Marshfield, MA, December 7, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 1978
- Place: Marshfield, MA
- Airport: Marshfield
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 42.0998° N, 70.6893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0998&lon=-70.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28811 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Reported engine: AMTRVW
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207039879A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE VW REV MASTER.NO 3 PISTON HAD HALF INCH HOLE IN TOP. NO 3 NDER SCORED.

## 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 NYC79FNA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA07), Dec 7, 1978: Blink KR2 (N28811), Marshfield, MA, 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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