# NTSB NYC79FHD02: Ryan ST-3KR, N48928, Albion, NJ, October 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 1978
- Place: Albion, NJ · ALBION, NJ
- Location: 39.7787° N, 74.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albion, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7787&lon=-74.9549&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FHD02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHD02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4143  78/10/11   ALBION,NJ           RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 1150
        TIME - 1515                    N48928              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 456 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALBION
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ALBION,NJ                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N48928](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N48928-1980-09-12), registration cancelled 1980-09-12, S/N 2169 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Albion

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19781011041539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011041539A), Oct 11, 1978: Amtr 78005, Albion, NJ, Destroyed

## Other investigations on N48928 (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 NYC68D0289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68D0289), Nov 18, 1967: Ryan ST-3KR (N48928), Berlin, NJ, 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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