# Accident 19810425022319A: Ryan PT22, Fullshear, TX, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fullshear, TX
- Airport: Covey Trails
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6901° N, 95.8405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COVEY TRAILS (X09), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6901&lon=-95.8405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N883D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N883D-1981-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 15 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425022319A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND SPUN IN DURING STEEP CLIMBING TURN AFTER TAKEOFF. VERTICAL NOSE DOWN WING LOW IMPACT,

## 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 FTW81FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA078), Apr 25, 1981: Ryan PT-22 (N883D), Fulshear, TX, 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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