# N50870: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50870
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50870

## Aircraft that carried N50870

- [Cancelled 2013-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50870-2013-08-15): Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, S/N 1042, built 1941. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Alemeda, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Alemeda)

## NTSB investigations on N50870 (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 LAX01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA020), Oct 21, 2000: Ryan ST3KR (N50870), Georgetown, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a strong updraft at the end of the runway that induced an increase in the wing's angle of attack to the critical point, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N50870 (2)

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.

- [Accident 20001021040419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021040419A), Oct 21, 2000: Ryan ST3KR (N50870), Georgetown, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 34. The plane stayed low over the runway then initiated a steep pull up. Aircraft went into a right bank, the nose rose and the…
- [Incident 19851011055429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011055429I), Oct 11, 1985: Ryan ST3KR (N50870), San Miguel, CA, Minor damage. While attempting landing in crosswind left wingtip struck ground and aircraft ground looped.

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