# Accident 19770928030869A: Ryan STA, Mason, TX, September 28, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1977
- Place: Mason, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 30.7477° N, 99.2286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mason, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7477&lon=-99.2286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17346, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17346-2014-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST-A (registry code 7830402, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Menasco SUP PIRT D4B (registry code 43506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-sup-pirt-d4b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN STA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,470 total, 28 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770928030869A

## Narrative

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

BLOOD ALCOHOL LVL 118MG ,URINE 197MG .

## 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 FTW77FA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FA076), Sep 28, 1977: Ryan ST-A (N17346), Mason, TX, destroyed, 1 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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