# Accident 19800205090649A: Ryan PT22, Oakland, CA, February 5, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Oakland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8044° N, 122.2708° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oakland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8044&lon=-122.2708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54907, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54907) (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 PT22
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,791 total, 550 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800205090649A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE CRANKSHAFT BROKE WHILE FLYING OVER CONGESTED AREA. AIRPLANE STRUCK TREES LANDING ON A GOLF COURSE.

## 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 LAX80DVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DVD10), Feb 5, 1980: Ryan PT-22 (N54907), Oakland, 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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