# Incident 19780207006239I: Ryan ST3KR, San Diego, CA, February 7, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1978, 09:27 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53431, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53431) (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: 800 total, 200 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780207006239I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BATTERY OPERATED RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE,LANDED SUCCESSFULLY AT A CONTROLLED AIRPORT.NOT OBSERVED BY TOWER.

## Other reports on N53431 (1)

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

- [Incident 20011107029079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011107029079I), Nov 7, 2001: Ryan ST3KR (N53431), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot operated aircraft with full fuel and 260 lbs passenger. Pilot stated aircraft was probably over gross weight limit. On takeoff, aircraft stalled,…

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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