# Accident 20010824025769A: Ryan ST3KR, Camarillo, CA, August 24, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 24, 2001, 18:20 local time - Place: Camarillo, CA - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.2303° N, 119.0701° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2303&lon=-119.0701&mi=10 - Aircraft: N48742, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48742) (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 - Reported engine: GLADEN R56 - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 18,520 total, 175 in this make and model, 235 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA288) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010824025769A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON AUGUST 24, 2001, AT 1820 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A RYAN ST3KR, N48742, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE FLYING MUSEUM UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CAMARILLO AT 1800. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS GIVING RIDES IN THE ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT TO THANK MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS OF THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE SQUADRON AT CAMARILLO. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED TO CAPACITY, WHICH HE REPORTED WAS SUFFICIENT FOR 2 HOURS ENDURANCE. ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE "FLAT QUIT." DURING THE ENSUING LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CULVERT AND A WING WAS DAMAGED. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A CLEVIS ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE SEPARATED AT THE COCKPIT CONTROL QUADRANT. (-23) ON 08/25/01 N48742 WAS RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT THAT HAD ORIGINATED FROM CAMARILLO AIRPORT THE PILOT MR. MICHAEL FREEDMAN STATED THAT THE ORIGINATED STOPPED RUNNING, THIS RESULTED IN A DEAD STICK LANDING INTO A SOFT OPEN FIELD. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. (.4) ON AUGUST 24, 2001, AT 1820 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A RYAN ST3KR, N48742, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT EMERGENCY LANDING NEAR CAMARILLO, CALIFORNIA, FOLLOWING LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE AMERICAN AIRPOWER HERITAGE FLYING MUSEUM UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM CAMARILLO AT 1800. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS GIVING RIDES IN THE ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT TO THANK MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS OF THE CONFEDERATE AIR FORCE SQUADRON AT CAMARILLO. BEFORE TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT WAS FUELED TO CAPACITY, WHICH HE REPORTED WAS SUFFICIENT FOR 2 HOURS ENDURANCE. ABOUT 20 MINUTES AFTER TAKEOFF, WHILE IN NORMAL CRUISE FLIGHT AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. DURING T HE ENSUING FORCED LANDING IN AN OPEN FIELD, THE LANDING GEAR STRUCK A CULVERT AND A WING WAS DAMAGED. POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT A CLEVIS ON THE THROTTLE LINKAGE ROD SEPARATED FROM THE ROD AT THE COCKPIT CONTROL QUADRANT. A RIVET, INTENDED TO LOCK THE CLEVIS TO THE ROD SHAFT, WAS NEVER INSTALLED DURING FABRICATION/ASSEMBLY OF THE LINKAGE AND ABSENCE OF THE RIVET HAD NOT BEEN DETECTED DURING SUBSEQUENT ANNUAL INSPECTIONS. MUSEUM PERSONNEL TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT IT WAS THEIR BELIEF THAT THE THROTTLE LINKAGE HAD, MOST LIKELY, BEEN FIELD FABRICATED OR DISASSEMBLED, CLEANED AND REASSEMBLED, AND THEN REINSTALLED IN THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LAST RESTORATION OF THE WORLD WAR II-ERA AIRCRAFT, 358 FLIGHT HOURS PRIOR. ## 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 LAX01LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA288), Aug 25, 2001: Ryan ST3KR (N48742), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper fabrication/reassembly and inspection of the engine throttle control linkage during aircraft restoration by the operator, and the failure of the operator's inspection personnel to detect… ## Other reports on N48742 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20051021027389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051021027389I), Oct 21, 2005: Ryan ST3KR (N48742), Fontana, CA. (-23) Pilot reported after approximately 20 minutes of flight the engine lost power. Pilot landed in a dirt field with no damage or injuries. Pilot was… 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. 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