# Accident 19791106040199A: Ryan STA, Phoenix, AZ, November 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14985, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14985) (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: 801 total, 1 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106040199A

## Narrative

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

LEFT BRAKE DRAGGED ON LANDING ROLL. AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED, FLIPPED OVER. PILOT UNSKILLED IN TYPE.

## 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 LAX80DUJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ11), Nov 6, 1979: Ryan ST-A (N14985), Phoenix, AZ, 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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