# Accident 19760617016869A: Ryan ST3KR, Fairhope, AL, June 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: Fairhope
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Location: 30.5190° N, 87.8792° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairhope, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5190&lon=-87.8792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53430, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53430) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 217 total, 43 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ72) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617016869A

## Narrative

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

PLT PROPPED ENG,PAX IN REAR SEAT.THROTTLE FULL.

## 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 MIA76DKJ72](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKJ72), Jun 17, 1976: Ryan ST-3KR (N53430), Fairhope, AL, 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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