# NTSB NYC68A0115: Ryan PT-22, N50998, Pipersville, PA, April 14, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1968
- Place: Pipersville, PA · PIPERSVILLE, PA
- Location: 40.4254° N, 75.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pipersville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4254&lon=-75.1393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 25, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- Safety recommendations: Yes
- NTSB case key (mKey): 81278
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC68A0115
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0115

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1594  68/4/14    PIPERSVILLE,PA      RYAN PT-22          CR-  2  0  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1455                    N50998              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      39, 12892 TOTAL HOURS, 4
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN SANT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- LFT RUDDER CABLE BROKEN IN AREA DAMAGED BY WEAR.ACFT ANNUAL INSP 12-21-67.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N50998](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50998-1969-05-13), registration cancelled 1969-05-13, S/N 1854 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT-22
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Van Sant

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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