- Date
- July 3, 1966
- Place
- Beaverton, OR · BEAVERTON, OR
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N50879Ryan ST-3KR
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171693
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0545 66/7/3 BEAVERTON OREG RYAN ST-3KR CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 350 TIME - 1600 N50879 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 68 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERNARD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT ENTERED SPIN DURING A FALLING-LEAF TYPE ACROBATIC MANEUVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50879
- Reported as
- Ryan ST-3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bernard
N50879Registration cancelled Nov 17, 2018 · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KREngine modelKinner R5 series
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