# Accident 19750913030999A: Ryan ST3KR, Alexandria, MN, September 13, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1975
- Place: Alexandria, MN
- Airport: Alexandria Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.8772° N, 95.3770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8772&lon=-95.3770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54428, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54428) (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: 1,500 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FER25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750913030999A

## Narrative

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

FUEL CTL FOUND ON MAIN TANK.PLACARDED ALWAYS TAKE-OFF AND LAND FUEL FEEDING FROM RESERVE.

## 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 MKC76FER25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER25), Sep 13, 1975: Ryan ST3KR (N54428), Alexandria, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54428 (1)

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

- [Accident 19740526018559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526018559A), May 26, 1974: Ryan ST3KR (N54428), Glenwood, MN, Substantial damage. Lndg harder than nml.l gr knuckle casting bkn near axle. Hollow casting. Hvy corrosion in brk area.

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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