# NTSB OAK74DVM14: Ryan PT-22, N22JK, Morgan Hill, CA, December 2, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1973
- Place: Morgan Hill, CA · MORGAN HILL, CA
- Location: 37.1325° N, 121.6419° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgan Hill, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1325&lon=-121.6419&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 25, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVM14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVM14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3592   73/12/2   MORGAN HILL,CALIF   RYAN PT-22          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 438
        TIME - 1305                    N22JK               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORGAN CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORGAN HILL,CALIF           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- GRND CREWMAN SLIPPED WHILE PROPPING FOR ENG START.LEFT ARM BROKEN BY PROPELLER STRIKE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N22JK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22JK), registered now, S/N 1697, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT-22
- Registry model: [Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR](https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (registry code 7830502) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Morgan City

## 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 19731202038309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202038309A), Dec 2, 1973: Ryan ST3KR, Morgan Hill, CA. Grnd crewman slipped while propping for eng start. Left arm broken by propeller strike

## Other investigations on N22JK (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 LAX98LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA288), Sep 10, 1998: Ryan ST3KR (N22JK), Los Banos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to takeoff in adverse wind conditions and inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind conditions, which resulted in a failure to maintain runway alignment.

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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