# NTSB NYC79FNA07: Blink KR2, N28811, Marshfield, MA, December 7, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 7, 1978
- Place: Marshfield, MA · MARSHFIELD, MA
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137941
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4051   78/12/7   MARSHFIELD,MA       BLINK KR2           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 66, 500
        TIME - 1330                    N28811              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MARSHFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MARSHFIELD,MA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: PISTON,PISTON RINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE TEMPERATURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- ENGINE VW REV MASTER.NO 3 PISTON HAD HALF INCH HOLE IN TOP. NO 3 CYLINDER SCORED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28811](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28811-1982-07-21), registration cancelled 1982-07-21, S/N 1130 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLINK KR2
- Registry model: [Blink KR-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/blink-kr-2) (registry code 05648A7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Marshfield

## 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 19781207039879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781207039879A), Dec 7, 1978: Kinner SPORTSTERK, Marshfield, MA, Destroyed. Engine vw rev master. No 3 piston had half inch hole in top. No 3 nder scored.

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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