# N53178: 1942 Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, registration cancelled 2016-02-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 10, 2016
- Status when cancelled: Third renewal notice
- Airframe: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-749](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-749) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1859
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1998
- Certificate issued: November 19, 2009
- Last registry action: November 8, 2012
- Mode S code: A6B792
- Owner when cancelled: [Mg Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MG%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Camden, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Camden)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.0847° N, 75.6274° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19934, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53178
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=53178
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53178-2016-02-10

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR: https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr.md

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR15FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA121), Mar 5, 2015: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (N53178), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb when the carburetor main metering jet became unseated, which led to an extremely rich fuel-to-air ratio. Contributing to the accident was the lack of…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 20150305003199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150305003199A), Mar 5, 2015: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (N53178), Venice Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft had departed the active 21 rwy at smo and upon climbout witnesses indicate they heard popping sounds followed by a sudden silence - pilot executed 180…

## Other aircraft with N53178

- [Cancelled 1970-09-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53178-1970-09-23): Boeing A75N1, S/N 75-3987, built 1942. Owner: [Jessee David](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JESSEE%20DAVID), [Corona Del Mar, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Corona%20Del%20Mar)

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