19890606014409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Ryan ST3KR · La Salle, CO · June 6, 1989

Date
June 6, 1989 · 09:45 local
Place
La Salle, CO
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N48749
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA134
Reported as
Ryan ST3KR
Reported engine
GLADEN R56
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
759 total148 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit en route. Nosed over landing in an alfalfa field. Found fuel tank vent clogged by a dirt dauber insect.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE. NOSED OVER LANDING IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. FOUND FUEL TANK VENT CLOGGED BY A DIRT DAUBER INSECT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.