# NTSB CHI70D0068: Ryan ST-3KR, N54403, Bowling Green, KY, July 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1969
- Place: Bowling Green, KY · BOWLING GREEN, KY
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167423
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0068
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0068

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1926   69/7/6    BOWLING GREEN,KY    RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 1272
        TIME - 1645                    N54403              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- PLT FAILED TO INSPECT AREA PRIOR TO MOVING ACFT.L GR DROPPED INTO HOLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54403](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54403-2003-04-14), registration cancelled 2003-04-14, S/N 1387, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST-3KR
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N54403 (2)

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 MIA00LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA242), Aug 19, 2000: Ryan ST3KR (N54403), St. Lucie, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper judgment to conduct a precautionary landing when he first experienced a partial loss of engine power, and his subsequent failure to maintain a visual lookout during a forced…
- [NTSB CHI89FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89FA154), Jul 31, 1989: Ryan PT-22 (N54403), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION'S (EAA'S) INADEQUATE PROCEDURE FOR PROVIDING CONTROL AND SEPARATION OF AIRCRAFT, ITS INADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE OF THE OPERATION, AND INADEQUATE COORDINATION BY…

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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