LAX68A0025

NTSB accident investigation · Ryan ST-3KR · Tehachapi, CA · August 27, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 27, 1967
Place
Tehachapi, CA · TEHACHAPI, CA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N49082Ryan ST-3KR
Status
Completed · report December 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
114946

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0710  67/8/27    TEHACHAPI,CALIF     RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 497
        TIME - 1705                    N49082              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLIDAY-HAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- SHOULDER HARNESS NOT INSTALLED.COULD HAVE LESSENED DEGREE OF INJURIES.

Aircraft

Registration
N49082
Reported as
Ryan ST-3KR
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Holiday-Haven

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.