# NTSB CHI79FEC01: Nord Stampe SV4C, N671SV, Wixom, MI, October 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 21, 1978
- Place: Wixom, MI · WIXOM, MI
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 23, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79FEC01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEC01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3878  78/10/21   WIXOM,MI            NORD STAMPE SV4C    CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 2026
        TIME - 1655                    N671SV              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WIXOM SPENCER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WIXOM,MI                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N671SV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671SV-2013-09-26), registration cancelled 2013-09-26, S/N 671, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NORD STAMPE SV4C
- Registry model: [Nord STAMPE SV4C](https://openairdocs.org/model/nord-stampe-sv4c) (registry code 6383006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Renault H.P03](https://openairdocs.org/engine/renault-h-p03) (registry code 52512, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wixom Spencer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781021041549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021041549A), Oct 21, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Wixom, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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