# NTSB CHI66A0090: Ryan ST-3KR, N60155, St.Charles, IL, May 21, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1966
- Place: St.Charles, IL · ST.CHARLES, IL
- Location: 41.9194° N, 88.3107° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Charles, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9194&lon=-88.3107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 16, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0090
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0090

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0431  66/5/21    ST.CHARLES ILL      RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 228
        TIME - 1540                    N60155              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT CRASHED 40 FT WEST OF THE MIDPOINT OF A FARM AIRSTRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60155](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60155-1981-05-07), registration cancelled 1981-05-07, S/N 2056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST-3KR
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N60155 (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 LAX80FUJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUJ53), May 3, 1980: Ryan ST-3KR (N60155), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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.

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