# Accident 19950721048859A: Ryan ST3KR, Toughkenamon, PA, July 21, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1995, 19:00 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8405° N, 75.7097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8405&lon=-75.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47082, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N47082) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950721048859A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THERE WAS APPROX. 8 GALS OF FUEL REMAINING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (FUEL TANK CAPACITY 20 GALS). THE PILOT STATED THAT APPROX. 1500 FT. THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH THEN SEIZED IN FLIGHT. ENGINE EVALUATION WAS CONDUCTED BY THE FAA-AEA-FDSO-17 07/25/95. THE FINDINGS WERE THE NUMBER THREE CYLINDER RED LINK FAILED AT THE KNUCKLE PIN. ENGINE TOTAL TIME SINCE OVERHAUL 130 HRS. MALFUNCTION DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON ENGINE. MFG. KINNER PART NUMBER OF FAILED PART P/N 1154 ROD-LINK. THIS ACCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 NYC95LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA173), Jul 21, 1995: Ryan ST3-KR (N47082), Kennett Square, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the no. 3 cylinder connecting rod.

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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