# Accident 19750621028121A: Ryan STASPECIAL, Belvidere, IL, June 21, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1975
- Place: Belvidere, IL
- Airport: Belvidere
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 42.2654° N, 88.8878° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belvidere, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2654&lon=-88.8878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8146, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8146) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST-A SPECIAL (registry code 7830404, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a-special) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Menasco PIRATE C4S (registry code 43505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-pirate-c4s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN STASPECIAL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,560 total, 300 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75FEE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE69) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621028121A

## Narrative

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

AIRPORT CONGESTION DUE TO UNCONTROLLED MIX OF DIVERSE OPNS.PLT DEMONSTRATING ACFT TO PAX.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N6398R, Piper PA28140: [Accident 19750621028122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750621028122A)

## 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 CHI75FEE69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEE69), Jun 21, 1975: Ryan ST-A (N8146), Belvidere, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8146 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781021029329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781021029329I), Oct 21, 1978: Ryan STA (N8146), Waukegan, IL, Minor damage. Engine quit at 2000 ft. AGL. During climb due to dirt in the carburetor.

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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