# Accident 19950812023129A: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Los Banos, CA, August 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1995, 11:23 local time
- Place: Los Banos, CA
- Airport: Los Banos Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0700° N, 120.8399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0700&lon=-120.8399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N100AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100AA-2016-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinner SPORTSTER K (registry code 4940208, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinner-sportster-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner K5 series (registry code 37503, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-k5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINNER SPORTSTERK
- Reported engine: GLADEN KINNERB5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950812023129A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACTED SHORT AND HIT FENCE 200 YDS SHORT OF RUNWAY. TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW.

## 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 LAX95LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA291), Aug 12, 1995: Kinner Sportster K (N100AA), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain minimum control airspeed resulting in a stall, and not maintaining proper altitude on final approach. Contributing to the accident was the unfavorable wind condition.

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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