# NTSB MIA68A0087: Ryan ST-3KR, N50881, Fort Myers, FL, April 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1968
- Place: Fort Myers, FL · FORT MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 19, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110714
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1076  68/4/13    FORT MYERS,FLA      RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  2  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40,
        TIME - 1500                    N50881              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  482 TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LEHIGH ACRES WEST
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PIC HAD NOT FLOWN TYPE ACFT IN 4 YRS. COPILOT HAD NO TIME IN TYPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50881](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50881-1968-06-14), registration cancelled 1968-06-14, S/N 1853 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN ST-3KR
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lehigh Acres West

## Other investigations on N50881 (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 MIA66F0113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66F0113), Jul 25, 1965: Ryan ST-3KR (N50881), Lake Park, FL, 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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