# Accident 20040919035589A: Ryan ST3KR, Bealeton, VA, September 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2004, 16:48 local time
- Place: Bealeton, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5431° N, 77.7150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5431&lon=-77.7150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57015, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57015) (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: FCD 6440C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040919035589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N57015 WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ AS PILOT IN COMMAND DEPARTED FLYING CIRCUS AERODROME ENROUTE TO W66 (WARRENTON-FAQUIER AIRPORT). THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND DECIDED HE COULD NOT MAKE THE GLIDE TO THE AIRPORT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN AN OPEN AREA ON A GOLF COURSE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO A POND (WATER HAZARD) AND FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED.

## 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 NYC04LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA214), Sep 19, 2004: Ryan ST3KR (N57015), Bealeton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of fuel lines by maintenance personnel resulting in a total loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N57015 (1)

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

- [Accident 19900923041631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900923041631A), Sep 23, 1990: Ryan ST3KR (N57015), Warrenton, VA, Destroyed. During takeoff on 33 collided with N9279 taxiing opposite direction. Hill hid aircraft from other. Flagman errored.

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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