# Accident 19791219034569A: Ryan ST3KR, Holland, MI, December 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1979, 16:41 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7676° N, 86.0986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holland, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7676&lon=-86.0986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47433, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47433-2012-12-13) (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
- Reported engine: GLADEN R56
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 16 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791219034569A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE STOPPED DURING LOCAL FLIGHT. DITCHED IN LAKE. POSSIBLE FAILURE TO CLEAR ENGINE ON DESCENT.

## 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 CHI80FEM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM08), Dec 19, 1979: Ryan ST-3KR (N47433), Holland, MI, 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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