- Date
- February 26, 1986, 14:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Camarillo, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N51122Ryan ST3KR
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860226003949A
- Case key
- 25082
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The owner of the acft reported that he had just purchased the aircraft and was being checked out at the time of the accident. Shortly after departing cma and upon reaching 1200 ft MSL, the engine lost power. Unable to maintain altitude the check pilot assumed command of the acft and landed in an open field about 3 miles north of the arpt. During the landing roll the main wheels sunk into the soft, wet dirt and nosed over onto its back. Subsequent examination of the acft dsclsd the throttle bellcrank linkage was excessively worn and broken. An annual inspection was performed on the acft 10 months prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51122
- Reported as
- Ryan ST3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2204
- Airframe hours
- 1,570
- Engine
- Kinner R-56, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Stephen K. Freeman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 6, 1986
- Departed
- CMA · Camarillo, CA
- Airport
- CMA · Camarillo
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
- 45
- Certificates
- Flight engineer, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 14,000 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 5,000 as pilot in command · 180 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N51122 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.