# Accident 19890820030459A: Ryan ST3KR, Factoryville, PA, August 20, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1989, 16:35 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5605° N, 75.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5605&lon=-75.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N239, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239) (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: 11,400 total, 190 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890820030459A

## Narrative

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

TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR FUEL TRUCK DEPARTED FOR ANOTHER AIRPORT RAN OUT OF FUEL TWO MILES SHORT. HIT DITCH NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC89LA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA196), Aug 20, 1989: Ryan ST-3KR (N239), Factoryville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT AND HIS MISJUDGEMENT OF THE FUEL SUPPLY, WHICH RESULTED IN FUEL EXHAUSTION. THE DITCH WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

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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