# Accident 19920511014369A: Ryan ST3KR, Anacortes, WA, May 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Airport: Anacortes Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4602° N, 122.6000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4602&lon=-122.6000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4223P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4223P-1992-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 350 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920511014369A

## Narrative

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

BLEW A JUG ON CLIMBOUT. CRASH LANDED ON CITY STREET. NR5 CYLINDER LOST AFT ENGINE COUNTERWEIGHT BEGAN DESTRUCTION

## 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 SEA92LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA095), May 11, 1992: Ryan ST-3KR (N4223P), Anacortes, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DUE TO FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE CRANKSHAFT COUNTERWEIGHT CAP SCREWS AND SEPARATION OF THE COUNTERWEIGHT. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE RESIDENTIAL AREA AND LACK OF…

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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