# Accident 19830521020359A: Ryan PT22, Mesa, AZ, May 21, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1983, 16:20 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3803° N, 111.8704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3803&lon=-111.8704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440-C5 (registry code 26008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-c5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,900 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX83FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830521020359A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO RECOVER FROM A SPIN. WAS LAST SEEN DOING A SNAP ROLL.

## 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 LAX83FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA240), May 21, 1983: Ryan PT-22/ST-3KR (N721R), Mesa, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N721R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120608013699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120608013699A), Jun 8, 2012: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (N721R), Norwalk, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot sated that on landing right brake stuck and aircraft veered to the right off of runway and struck ditch. Pilot and owner failed to notify the FAA of this…

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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