# Accident 19890606014409A: Ryan ST3KR, La Salle, CO, June 6, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1989, 09:45 local time
- Place: La Salle, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3407° N, 104.7003° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3407&lon=-104.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48749, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48749-2012-02-14) (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 R56
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 759 total, 148 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890606014409A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN89LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA134), Jun 6, 1989: Ryan ST-3KR (N48749), La Salle, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FOREIGN MATERIAL (INSECT NEST) BLOCKING THE FUEL SYSTEM VENT, WHICH RESULTED IN A RESTRICTION OF FUEL FLOW AND FUEL STARVATION. A RELATED FACTOR WAS THE ALFALFA CROP IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA.

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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