- Date
- April 15, 1964
- Place
- Merced, CA · MERCED, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N56529Ryan ST3KR
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0117 64/4/15 MERCED CALIF RYAN ST3KR CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 400 TIME - 1800 N56529 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N56529
- Reported as
- Ryan ST3KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N56529Registration cancelled May 20, 1964 · Ryan Aeronautical ST3KRAirframe modelRyan Aeronautical ST3KR
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