- Date
- April 4, 1971
- Place
- Scottsdale, AZ · SCOTTSDALE, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N721RRyan ST-3KR
- Status
- Completed · report December 22, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160955
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1288 71/4/4 SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ RYAN ST-3KR CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1640 N721R PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 34, 3484 TOTAL HOURS, 11 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCOTTSDALE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MESA,ARIZ SCOTTSDALE,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ABORTED DOWNWIND LDG ATMT,TRAFFIC.HIT SHORT OF RWY.ENG NOT INSPECTED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N721R
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Scottsdale
N721RRegistered now · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KREngine modelFairchild 6-440-C5
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Other investigations on N721R · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN12LA369Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNorwalk, OHThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.NTSB LAX83FA240Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportMesa, AZThe acft departed with another Ryan PT-22 as a flt of two, in formation. Two rated plts were aboard the acft. After breaking formation, the acft was observed to enter a snap roll at aprx 2000 ft AGL. A witness observed the plane before it crashed. His…