# Accident 19950422027979A: Ryan ST3KR, Apple Valley, CA, April 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Apple Valley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5693° N, 117.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5693&lon=-117.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N214D-1997-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- Reported engine: GLADEN R56
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 14,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA169) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950422027979A

## Narrative

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

BEGAN A ROLL TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW. STALLED WHILE INVERTED AND DIVED INTO GROUND.

## 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 LAX95LA169](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA169), Apr 22, 1995: Ryan ST-3-KR (N214D), Apple Valley, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed, and entering into an inadvertent stall while flying close to the ground.

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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