29.7633° N, 95.3633° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles.Open in the map
Date
December 23, 1981 · 16:00 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Clear Lake Stolpo
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53999
Reported as
Ryan ST3KR
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total12 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On third try to land in crosswind, engine stopped on downwind, out of fuel, landed in field, stuck in mud.
As the FAA filed it
ON THIRD TRY TO LAND IN CROSSWIND, ENGINE STOPPED ON DOWNWIND, OUT OF FUEL, LANDED IN FIELD, STUCK IN MUD.