# NTSB NYC67F0141: Ryan ST-A, N14985, Schenectady, NY, August 1, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1966
- Place: Schenectady, NY · SCHENECTADY, NY
- Location: 42.8027° N, 73.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schenectady, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8027&lon=-73.9270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 122056
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2006   66/8/1    SCHENECTADY NY      RYAN ST-A           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1130                    N14985              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 7115 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            6 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHENECTADY CO.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          MISC-PILOTS FOOT STUCK BETWEEN BRAKE-RUDDER PEDALS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## 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: Schenectady Co.

## 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 LAX80DUJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ11), Nov 6, 1979: Ryan ST-A (N14985), Phoenix, AZ, 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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