# Accident 19740101001769A: Ryan ST3KR, Auburn, AL, January 1, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1974
- Place: Auburn, AL
- Airport: Auburn-Opelika
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 32.6099° N, 85.4808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6099&lon=-85.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N170P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N170P) (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: 207 total, 15 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74AM052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740101001769A

## Narrative

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

CLBG TURN FM LOW LVL WHEN CTL LOST.

## 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 MIA74AM052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74AM052), Jan 1, 1974: Ryan PT-22 (N170P), Auburn, AL, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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