# Accident 20150305003199A: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, Venice Beach, CA, March 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2015, 14:21 local time
- Place: Venice Beach, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0144° N, 118.4511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0144&lon=-118.4511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53178, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53178-2016-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN AERONAUTICAL ST3KR
- Reported engine: KINNER R5 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150305003199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED THE ACTIVE    21 RWY AT SMO AND UPON CLIMBOUT WITNESSES INDICATE  THEY HEARD POPPING SOUNDS FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN SILENCE - PILOT EXECUTED 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND INITIATED A FORCED LANDING INTO HOLE NUMBER 8 AT THE REN MAR GOLF COURSE LOCATED ON THE SANTA MONICA - VENICE BEACH NORTH DIVIDING LINE. PILOT WAS  FOUND BY GOLFERS TO BE UNCONSCIOUS AND EVACUATED TO THE UCLA MEDICAL CENTER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 WPR15FA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA121), Mar 5, 2015: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (N53178), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb when the carburetor main metering jet became unseated, which led to an extremely rich fuel-to-air ratio. Contributing to the accident was the lack of…

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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