# Accident 19810414016289A: Ryan ST3KR, Ridgecrest, CA, April 14, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1981, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ridgecrest, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6285° N, 117.6640° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgecrest, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6285&lon=-117.6640&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56792 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810414016289A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STALLED AND SPUN INTO GROUND DURING LOW LEVEL CRUISE.

## 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 LAX81FA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA071), Apr 14, 1981: Ryan ST3-KR (N56792), Ridgecrest, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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