# Accident 19810710041509A: Ryan STA, Eaton, CO, July 10, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1981, 16:45 local time
- Place: Eaton, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5257° N, 104.7130° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eaton, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5257&lon=-104.7130&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27JG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27JG-2012-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST-A (registry code 7830402, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN STA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810710041509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE SPLIT S MANEUVER FROM ABOUT 500 FEET AGL. CRASH OCCURRED DURING RECOVERY.

## 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 DEN81FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA048), Jul 10, 1981: Ryan Aero ST-A (N27JG), Eaton, CO, destroyed, 1 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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