# Accident 19780512009919A: Ryan PT22, Selma, CA, May 12, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1978
- Place: Selma, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.5718° N, 119.6140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selma, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5718&lon=-119.6140&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56792 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- Reported engine: GLADEN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,916 total, 13 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780512009919A

## Narrative

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

NO.TWO EXHAUST ROCKER ARM SHAFT OUT,RETAINER SCREW AND JAM NUT BA OUT.

## 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 OAK78DVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA43), May 12, 1978: Ryan ST3KR (N56792), Selma, CA, 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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