# Accident 19910616023269A: Ryan ST3KR, Santa Maria, CA, June 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1991, 16:15 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8202° N, 120.4091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8202&lon=-120.4091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46795, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46795) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA274) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616023269A

## Narrative

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

NEGLECTED TO TURN ON OIL SUPPLY VALVE PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. LOST OIL PRESSURE. ELECTED TO LAND ON A ROAD. WING HIT SIGN

## 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 LAX91LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA274), Jun 16, 1991: Ryan ST3KR (N46795), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: OIL STARVATION DUE TO THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FLIGHT DURING THE PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

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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