# NTSB OAK76FXQ67: Kinner Kinair, N101KA, Reno, NV, September 10, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1976
- Place: Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Location: 39.5296° N, 119.8138° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reno, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5296&lon=-119.8138&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155544
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK76FXQ67
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FXQ67

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2213  76/9/10    RENO,NV             KINNER KINAIR       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1305                    N101KA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           65, 23000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            189 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STEAD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RENO,NV                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SAGE BRUSH
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N101KA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101KA-1976-10-04), registration cancelled 1976-10-04, S/N 101, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: KINNER KINAIR
- Registry model: [Kinner KIN-AIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/kinner-kin-air) (registry code 0562432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stead

## 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 19760910026469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760910026469A), Sep 10, 1976: Amtr 0562432, Reno, NV, Destroyed. Acft struck sage brush

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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