# NTSB MIA79DLA04: Amateur Weeks, N69KW, Keystone, FL, October 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 4, 1978
- Place: Keystone, FL · KEYSTONE, FL
- Location: 28.1558° N, 82.6212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Keystone, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1558&lon=-82.6212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139023
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79DLA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DLA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3149   78/10/4   KEYSTONE,FL         AMATEUR WEEKS       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 1200
        TIME - 1030                    N69KW               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEYSTONE,FL                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L WING LEADING EDGE CAVED IN ON HIGH-G PULLOUT.LANDED OK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N69KW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N69KW), registered now, S/N 001, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMATEUR WEEKS
- Registry model: [Weeks S-1W](https://openairdocs.org/model/weeks-s-1w) (registry code 0565396) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19781004032749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781004032749A), Oct 4, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Keystone, FL, Substantial damage. L wing leading edge caved in on high-g pullout. Landed ok.

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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