NTSB investigations: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, AZ

5 cases on aircraft the registry lists as Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR. Aircraft are matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model, so older matches can be wrong.

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Cases per year

19642026

NTSB investigations: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR, AZ per year, 1964–2026: 5 cases
1964	1
1971	1
1980	1
1983	1
1987	1

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SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7830502')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

duckdb -csv -c "SELECT c.\"ntsbNumber\", c.\"eventDate\", c.\"eventType\", c.\"eventCity\", c.\"eventStateOrRegion\", a.n_number, a.\"aircraftMake\", a.\"aircraftModel\", c.\"highestInjuryLevel\", c.\"totalFatal\", c.\"completionStatus\", c.report_url
  FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c.\"mKey\" AND a.position = 1
  WHERE c.\"eventStateOrRegion\" = 'AZ' AND c.\"eventCountry\" = 'USA'
    AND c.\"mKey\" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7830502'))
  ORDER BY c.\"eventDate\" DESC, c.\"ntsbNumber\" DESC"

Prints the whole list as CSV. It reads the release’s Parquet files over HTTPS, so there’s nothing to download first. Install DuckDB to run it.

SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."eventStateOrRegion" = 'AZ' AND c."eventCountry" = 'USA'
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7830502'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC

Run it at the DuckDB prompt, or in any tool that reads Parquet over HTTPS. More ways to query the release are on Use the data.

NTSB LAX87LA327Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRyan ST3KR · Aguila, AZThe plt made a hard landing and bounced. The acft drifted right before touching down again. Directional control was lost when rt wheel went off the rwy.Sep 7, 1987 · N53190 · Substantial damage NTSB LAX83FA240Accident · 2 fatalField investigationFinal reportRyan PT-22/ST-3KR · Mesa, AZThe acft departed with another Ryan PT-22 as a flt of two, in formation. Two rated plts were aboard the acft. After breaking formation, the acft was observed to enter a snap roll at aprx 2000 ft AGL. A witness observed the plane before it crashed. His…May 21, 1983 · N721R · Destroyed NTSB LAX80FUJ53Accident · 1 fatalClosedRyan ST-3KR · Scottsdale, AZMay 3, 1980 · N60155 · Destroyed NTSB LAX71DUJ73Accident · No injuriesClosedRyan ST-3KR · Scottsdale, AZApr 4, 1971 · N721R · Substantial damage NTSB UNK64X2547Accident · Minor injuriesClosedRyan ST3KR · Bouse, AZJun 28, 1964 · N57182 · Substantial damage