Ryan ST3KR N48777
13 July 1987 · Firebaugh, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 13 July 1987 at about 00:11 local time, a Ryan ST3KR registered N48777 was involved in an accident near Firebaugh, California, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:11
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Firebaugh, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8497, -120.5398
- Aircraft
- Ryan ST3KR
- Registration
- N48777
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Coalinga → Los Banos
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX87FA264
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AT ABOUT 1650 PDT, THE PLTS OF 2 RYAN ST3KR ACFT DEPD COALINGA ON A FLT TO LOS BANOS, CA. AT ABOUT 1709 PDT, THE PLT OF N48777 MADE A HAND SIGNAL TO THE OTHER PLT, POINTED TOWARD THE GROUND & ENTERED 'A NORMAL GLIDE.' SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLT OF N48777 MANEUVERED THE ACFT TO LAND IN A COTTON FLD. HOWEVER, A WITNESS SAID THAT BEFORE LANDING, THE ACFT'S NOSE PITCHED UP, THEN THE ACFT ENTERED A STEEP DSCNT & CRASHED. IMPACT OCCURRED IN AN ESTD 20 DEG LEFT WING DOWN, 30 DEG NOSELOW ATTITUDE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT APRX 1/3 GAL OF FUEL HAD DRAINED FM THE FUEL TANK.THE CARBURETOR HAD BROKEN DRG IMPACT; NO FUEL WAS FND IN THE LINE TO THE CARBURETOR. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FND IN THE OFF PSN (SMALL POINTER PSND TOWARD 'BOTH OFF' & THE HANDLE POINTING TOWARD 'MAIN ON'). THE FUEL SYS HAD A STANDPIPE TO PROVIDE 3 GAL OF RESERVE FUEL, BUT THE PLT'S MANAGEMENT OF THE FUEL WASN'T DETERMINED. ANOTHER ST3KR PLT ESTD N48777 HADABOUT 10 GAL OF FUEL BEFORE THE FLT. A CHECK OF THE PLT'S BLOOD SHOWED AN ALCOHOL LVL OF 0.04%.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ryan ST3KR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1987 | Ryan ST3KR | Springdale, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1987 | Ryan ST3KR | Aguila, Arizona, United States | McDonald, James E. | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 Feb 1986 | Ryan ST3KR | Camarillo, California, United States | Stephen K. Freeman | No injuries | - |
| 26 Aug 1989 | Ryan ST3KR | Hawthorne, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1985 | Ryan ST3KR (PT-22) | Hondo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1991 | Ryan ST3KR | Santa Maria, California, United States | Sullivan, Michael D. | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 1987 | Durbin MONNETT MONI | Ramona, California, United States | Lipner, Robert M. | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Dec 1987 | Bede BD-5 | Chula Vista, California, United States | Teufel, Armin U. | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Oct 1987 | Stits ELKINS 85 | Camarillo, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Nov 1987 | Isgrigg ELITE | Tehachapi, California, United States | Isgrigg, John | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Dec 1987 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 | Santa Ynez, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1987 | Cessna 152 | San Dimas, California, United States | King Aviation | Minor injuries | - |