# NTSB MKC70D0050: Ryan ST-A, N17352, Ackley, IA, July 7, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1969
- Place: Ackley, IA · ACKLEY, IA
- Location: 42.5517° N, 93.0523° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ackley, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5517&lon=-93.0523&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168017
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0050
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0050

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2095   69/7/7    ACKLEY,IOWA         RYAN ST-A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1445                    N17352              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 7251 TOTAL HOURS, 110
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ACKLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DURING T/O AFTER A PRECAUTIONARY LDG DUE TO TSTM L GR OF ACFT STRUCK WATER ON RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17352](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17352), registered now, S/N 156, built 1937 (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: Ackley

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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