# Incident 19851011055429I: Ryan ST3KR, San Miguel, CA, October 11, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1985, 15:30 local time
- Place: San Miguel, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N50870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50870-2013-08-15) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011055429I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING LANDING IN CROSSWIND LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK GROUND AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## Other reports on N50870 (1)

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

- [Accident 20001021040419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021040419A), Oct 21, 2000: Ryan ST3KR (N50870), Georgetown, CA, No damage. (-23) Pilot departed runway 34. The plane stayed low over the runway then initiated a steep pull up. Aircraft went into a right bank, the nose rose and the…

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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