# NTSB CHI72FEA39: Ryan ST-3KR, N47368, Lafayette, IN, April 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 22, 1972
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166290
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FEA39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FEA39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1576  72/4/22    LAFAYETTE,IND       RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 165
        TIME - 1515                    N47368              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARETZ
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HINSDALE,ILL                SHELBYVILLE,IND              LAFAYETTE,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: OTHER
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        REMARKS- EXCESSIVE WING WASHOUT AND AILERON DROOP CAUSED HIGHER THAN NML STALL SPEED.STALLED DURG LDG FLARE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47368](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47368-2017-04-07), registration cancelled 2017-04-07, S/N 1667, built 1942 (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
- Airport: Aretz

## Other investigations on N47368 (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 CHI73AC095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC095), Jun 9, 1973: Ryan ST-3KR (N47368), Greenfield, IN, 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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