# Accident 19730911031949A: Ryan PT22, Nucla, CO, September 11, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1973
- Place: Nucla, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 38.2667° N, 108.5487° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nucla, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-108.5487&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 107 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN74FTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730911031949A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

No narrative was filed.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 DEN74FTE19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE19), Sep 11, 1973: Ryan ST-3KR (N78J), Nucla, CO, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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