# N5481L: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, registration cancelled 2013-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502)
- Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-749](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-749) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1861
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 20, 1988
- Certificate issued: November 20, 1990
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A6F82A
- Owner when cancelled: [Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KALAMAZOO%20AVIATION%20HISTORY%20MUSEUM)
- Location: [Portage, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Portage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1972° N, 85.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49002, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5481L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5481L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481L-2013-10-29

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 CHI90LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA249), Aug 29, 1990: Ryan PT-22A (N5481L), Greenville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEPARATION OF A LOOSE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY IN FLIGHT, AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN ENCOUNTERED DURING THE EXECUTION OF A FORCED LANDING.

## 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 19900829037509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900829037509A), Aug 29, 1990: Ryan PT22A (N5481L), Greenville, MI, Substantial damage. Engine misfired then lost top cylinder. Landed in tall corn. Flipped over. Cylinder mounting bolts had sheared.

## Other aircraft with N5481L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5481L): Eavision EA-J150, S/N JMZKJ150UAV602595038
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5481L-undated): Grumman American Avn. AA-5, S/N AA50681. Triennial form not returned

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