Ryan ST3KR

0 ADs match the Ryan ST3KR airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

NTSB events

42

Destroyed

8

Substantial damage

34

Minor damage

0

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

1.7

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Ryan ST3KR airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Ryan ST3KR aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Aug 16, 2020Substantial damage · none injuries · Port Townsend, WAN62130
• Feb 23, 2020Destroyed · fatal injuries · Les ChariotsN53018
• Aug 6, 2015Substantial damage · fatal injuries · Hollister, CAN48701
• Mar 5, 2015Substantial damage · serious injuries · Santa Monica, CAN53178
• Jul 26, 2014Substantial damage · serious injuries · Newnan, GAN59418

2 reports on Ryan ST3KR airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Ryan ST3KR airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 42 NTSB events since 1982 involve Ryan ST3KR airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 1.7 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 2 service difficulty reports on Ryan ST3KR airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

• Read the logbooks for the airframe, engine and propeller, start to finish.
• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
• Look for damage history and Form 337 major repairs and alterations.
• Have an independent A&P or IA do a pre-buy inspection.
• Run a title search and use escrow for the payment.