# Accident 19960705016269A: Ryan ST3KR, Santa Paula, CA, July 5, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1996, 08:20 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4000° N, 119.0699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4000&lon=-119.0699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57017, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57017-1999-05-05) (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 R5401
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 709 total, 75 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA262) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960705016269A

## Narrative

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

PARTIAL POWER LOSS. STALLED STEEP TIGHT TURN TRYING TO MAKE RUNWAY. IMPACTED NEAR VERTICAL. NO ANOMALIES FOUND. (.19) ON JULY 5, 1996, AT 0823 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A RYAN AERONAUTICAL ST3KR, N57017, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER APPROACHING THE SANTA PAULA, CALIFORNIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT/OWNER MADE A FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN ABOUT 150 YARDS EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE FATALLY INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, ON JULY 5, 1996, AT 0720. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE SOUNDED ROUGH AS IT APPROACHED THE FIELD. FUEL WAS FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 LAX96LA262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA262), Jul 5, 1996: Ryan ST3KR (N57017), Santa Paula, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering toward the runway following the power loss.

## Other reports on N57017 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770818026881A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770818026881A), Aug 18, 1977: Ryan ST3KR (N57017), Redding, CA, Substantial damage

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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