# Accident 19850714031009A: Ryan ST3KR, Hondo, TX, July 14, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1985, 17:15 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3500° N, 99.1499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3500&lon=-99.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46170, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46170-2012-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 24 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850714031009A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINES DURING FORCED LANDING DUE TO LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. CAUSE OF ENGINE POWER LOSS UNDETERMINED.

## 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 FTW85LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA285), Jul 14, 1985: Ryan ST3KR (PT-22) (N46170), Hondo, TX, substantial damage

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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