# Accident 19950320004909A: Ryan ST3KR, Wesminster, TX, March 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1995, 11:05 local time
- Place: Wesminster, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2902° N, 96.3892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2902&lon=-96.3892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54430, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54430-2013-02-20) (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 R55
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA142) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950320004909A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DEPARTING PRIVATE STRIP NOSED OVER IN PLOWED FIELD OFF END RUNWAY. CAUSE POWER LOSS UNABLE DETERMINE.

## 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 FTW95LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA142), Mar 20, 1995: Ryan Aeronautical ST3-KR (N54430), Blue Ridge, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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