# Incident 19871122079539I: Ryan ST3KR, Vacaville, CA, November 22, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1987, 15:15 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57085) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,837 total, 221 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871122079539I

## Narrative

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

EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND SEVERE ENGINE VIBRATION. SHUT DOWN ENGINE. LANDED IN A FIELD. PROPELLER TIP BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N57085 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980301008369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980301008369A), Mar 1, 1998: Ryan ST3KR (N57085), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Veered off runway. Failed to note change in wind direction. (.4)the pilot was performing a wheel landing and said that when he lowered the tail, the aircraft…

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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