# NTSB FTW75DRA09: Ryan ST3KR, N47097, Friendswood, TX, October 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: October 12, 1974
- Place: Friendswood, TX · FRIENDSWOOD, TX
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141100
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DRA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DRA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3210  74/10/12   FRIENDSWOOD,TEX     RYAN ST3KR          CR-  0  1  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1432
        TIME - 1300                    N47097              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOVER FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FRIENDSWOOD,TEX             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER STARTING PROCEDURES
        FACTOR(S)
           COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PILOT HAND CRANKED ENGINE WITH IGNITION SWITCH ON L MAG.OTR PLT HAD NO TIME IN TYPE ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N47097](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N47097-2013-04-18), registration cancelled 2013-04-18, S/N 1460, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST3KR
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical PT-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-pt-22) (registry code 7830504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Clover Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741012034459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741012034459A), Oct 12, 1974: Ryan PT22, Friendswood, TX. Pilot hand cranked engine with ignition switch on l mag. Otr plt had no time in type acft.

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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