# Accident 20001021040419A: Ryan ST3KR, Georgetown, CA, October 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2000, 15:55 local time
- Place: Georgetown, CA
- Airport: Georgetown Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7296° N, 120.8008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7296&lon=-120.8008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50870-2013-08-15) (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 LAX01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021040419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 34. THE PLANE STAYED LOW OVER THE RUNWAY THEN INITIATED A STEEP PULL UP.  AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A RIGHT BANK, THE NOSE ROSE AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED TO THE LEFT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  WITNESSES STATED THE ENGINE SOUND WAS THE SAME DURING THE COMPLETE OCCURENCE.

## 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 LAX01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA020), Oct 21, 2000: Ryan ST3KR (N50870), Georgetown, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's encounter with a strong updraft at the end of the runway that induced an increase in the wing's angle of attack to the critical point, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and spin.

## Other reports on N50870 (1)

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

- [Incident 19851011055429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851011055429I), Oct 11, 1985: Ryan ST3KR (N50870), San Miguel, CA, Minor damage. While attempting landing in crosswind left wingtip struck ground and aircraft ground looped.

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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