# Accident 19731202038309A: Ryan ST3KR, Morgan Hill, CA, December 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA
- Airport: Morgan City
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22JK) (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 ST3KR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 438 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK74DVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202038309A

## Narrative

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

GRND CREWMAN SLIPPED WHILE PROPPING FOR ENG START.LEFT ARM BROKEN BY PROPELLER STRIKE

## 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 OAK74DVM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM14), Dec 2, 1973: Ryan PT-22 (N22JK), Morgan Hill, CA, no damage

## Other reports on N22JK (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19980909022859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022859A), Sep 9, 1998: Ryan ST3KR (N22JK), Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. Ryan aeronautical ST3KR acft ground looped on takeoff. (-23)this accident occurred as a result of an attempted takeoff in a crosswind that exceeded the pilot's…

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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