# NTSB LAX82FVG27: Ryan PT-22, N49086, Orland, CA, June 21, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: June 21, 1982, 14:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place: Orland, CA
- Location: 39.7461° N, 122.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7461&lon=-122.1857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 21, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72105
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82FVG27
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72105/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FVG27

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## Analysis

AT ABOUT 50 FT IN THE AIR THE ACFT TURNED LEFT & STRAIGHT DOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49086](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N49086), registered now, S/N 1541 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT-22
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical PT-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-pt-22) (registry code 7830504) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1541
- Airframe hours: 2155
- Engines: KINNER R-56 250 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Leroy Richards
- Registered owner: Leroy Richards
- Departed: ORLAND, CA
- Destination: ORLAND, CA
- Airport: Haigh Field, runway 15, 5,160 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 68; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 510 total, 10 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Temperature: 196 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: RBL

## 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 19820621023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820621023579A), Jun 21, 1982: Ryan PT22, Orland, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After takeoff at 50 foot altitude, aircraft turned left and dived into ground.

## Other investigations on N49086 (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 FTW84LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA128), Feb 2, 1984: Ryan PT-22C (N49086), El Paso, TX, 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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