- Date
- July 14, 1985, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Hondo, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N46170Ryan ST3KR (PT-22)
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850714031009A
- Case key
- 21798
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt was on a x-country flt. Near the destination the eng experienced sudden seizure and all eng pwr was lost. The plt attempted an emergency landing but collided with a pwr line which resulted in substantial damage to the acft. The cause of the loss of eng pwr was not determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46170
- Reported as
- Ryan ST3KR (PT-22) (ST3KR (PT-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2050
- Airframe hours
- 3,075
- Engine
- Kinner R-55 560, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William M. Sturts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 1, 1984 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- 15R · Cibolo, TX
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 4,300 total · 24 in this make and model · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.