# Accident 19870903080029A: Ryan ST3KR, Springdale, AR, September 3, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Airport: Springdale Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1796° N, 94.1408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1796&lon=-94.1408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3761Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3761Q-2013-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- Reported engine: GLADEN R55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 275 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870903080029A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON CLIMBOUT. RETURNED. HARD LANDING ON AIRPORT BUT NOT ON RUNWAY. FOUND DIRT IN CARBURETOR BOWL.

## 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 MKC87LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA170), Sep 3, 1987: Ryan ST3KR (N3761Q), Springdale, AR, 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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