# Accident 19981014029059A: Ryan ST3KR, Rossville, TN, October 14, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1998
- Place: Rossville, TN
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0410° N, 89.5402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0410&lon=-89.5402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59514, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59514-2001-10-02) (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: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981014029059A

## Narrative

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

ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. (.19)ON OCTOBER 14, 1998, ABOUT 1322 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A RYAN ST3KR, N59514, OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, CRASHED WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE VICINITY OF ROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT-RATED PASSENGER SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WERE AIR LIFTED TO A MEDICAL TRAUMA CENTER.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM WOLF RIVER AIRPORT, ROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE, ABOUT 22 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  THE FAA REPORTED THE PILOT-RATED PASSENGER DIED OF INJURIES ON OCTOBER 15, 1998.  A WITNESS STATED HE OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE FLYING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TOWARDS THE WOLF RIVER AIRPORT.  THE AIRPLANE WAS BETWEEN 500 TO 600 FEET AT A VERY SLOW AIRSPEED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO START A RIGHT TURN TOWARDS THE WEST, AND STOPPED THE TURN HEADING NORTHBOUND.  THE AIRPLANE STARTED A STEEP CLIMB ESTIMATED BETWEEN 85 TO 90 DEGREES NOSE UP, AS IF THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING A STALL.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO START SLIDING BACKWARDS TAIL FIRST.  THE NOSE   PITCHED STRAIGHT DOWN, THE AIRPLANE STARTED SPINNING TO THE RIGHT, AND DISAPPEARED BELOW THE TREE LINE, BEFORE COLLIDING WITH TREES AND TERRAIN. (-23) ACCORDING TO AN EYEWITNESS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CIRCLING AT A LOW ALTITUDE WHEN IT BEGAN A STEEP CLIMB (ALMOST 90 DEGREES). THE A/C BEGAN TO SLIDE BACKWARDS (AS A STALL), THEN NOSED OVER AND BEGAN A SPIN INTO THE GROUND. THE WITNESS LOST SIGHT OF IT BELOW THE TREES, THEN HEARD A LOUD CRASH.

## 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 MIA99LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA008), Oct 14, 1998: Ryan ST3KR (N59514), Rossville, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed (VSO) while maneuvering in a recovery from a spin.

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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