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NTSB accident investigation · Ryan ST-3KR · Schellville, CA · May 15, 1971

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 15, 1971
Place
Schellville, CA · SCHELLVILLE, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N51707Ryan ST-3KR
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161598

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1641  71/5/15    SCHELLVILLE,CALIF   RYAN ST-3KR         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 169
        TIME - 1415                    N51707              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SONOMA VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHELLVILLE,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- OPEN COCKPIT.PLT WEARING HELMET,VISOR,NOT GOGGLES.DIRT FLEW UNDER VISOR,TEMPORARY BLINDNESS.

Aircraft

Registration
N51707
Reported as
Ryan ST-3KR
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sonoma Valley

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.