# NTSB LAX80DUJ11: Ryan ST-A, N14985, Phoenix, AZ, November 6, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 6, 1979
- Place: Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133279
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3634   79/11/6   PHOENIX,AZ          RYAN ST-A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 801
        TIME - 1630                    N14985              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISTORTED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- L BRAKE DISC TANG DISTORTED,RESTRICTING WHEEL ROTATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N14985](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14985), registered now, S/N 117 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST-A
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST-A](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st-a) (registry code 7830402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Menasco SUP PIRT D4B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/menasco-sup-pirt-d4b) (registry code 43506, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deer Valley

## 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 19791106040199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791106040199A), Nov 6, 1979: Ryan STA, Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Left brake dragged on landing roll. Airplane groundlooped, flipped over. Pilot unskilled in type.

## Other investigations on N14985 (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 NYC67F0141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0141), Aug 1, 1966: Ryan ST-A (N14985), Schenectady, NY, substantial damage

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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