Ryan ST Accident/Incident History

Summary of Known Accidents
                 
Category  Cause                     Occurances Fatalities   % Occ   % Fat
Aircraft  Engine Failure                    19          1   25.00    4.55
          Oil Tank Split                     2          0    2.63    0.00
          Prop Failed                        1          0    1.32    0.00
          Controls Jammed                    6          3    7.89   13.64
          Gear Bolt Failure                  1          0    1.32    0.00
          Rudder Fell Off (Hinge Failure)    1          0    1.32    0.00
Pilot     Loss of Consiousness               1          1    1.32    4.55
          Nose Over/Ground Loop              9          0   11.84    0.00
          Controled Flight into Terrain     11          6   14.47   27.27
          Off Airport Landing, Engine        3          2    3.95    9.09
          Stall/Spin Accident                8          8   10.53   36.36
          Fuel Empty                         4          0    5.26    0.00
          Parachute Accident                 1          0    1.32    0.00
          Suicide                            1          1    1.32    4.55
          Training Accident                  2          0    2.63    0.00
          Thunderstorm Related Crash         1          0    1.32    0.00
          Collison                           1          0    1.32    0.00
          Ditched, Accidently Turned Mag off 1          0    1.32    0.00
          Taxied into Something              3          0    0.04    0.00


Total Related to the Aircraft               30          4   39.47   18.18
Total Pilot Error                           46         18   60.53   81.82

Grand Total                                 76         22  100.00  100.00


 
An additional 37 incidents with 12 fataltities are known to have occured.
    The details of these accidents are not known.

There have also been 5 incidents of hanger fires and one each of the
    following: flood damage, tornado damage and an unexplained hanger
    incident.
 

Where are they now?

Summary

Total Made     315
Airworthy       27
On Display       6
In Storage       7
Projects        14
Dataplates       4
Papers Only      1
 
 
Thought to be Airworthy
 
s/n Reg. No.   Status   Model            Notes
112 NC14956    Rebuilt     ST            Stalled at 200 ft, buried on impact,
                                         rebuilt from plans
117 NC14985    Original    ST           
124 NC16035    Rebuilt     ST-A          Wrecked twice, remains sold as salvage
127 PP-ZAN     Rebuilt     ST-A          Remains bought as scrap
128 NC16039    Original    ST-A
132 VH-UVQ     Original    ST-A
148 N26JC      Original    ST-A
151 N27JG      Original    ST-A
154 N633X      Original    ST-A
157 NC17353    Rebuilt     ST-A          Airplane totaled and rebuilt
162 NC17357    Original    ST-A
184 N17360     Original    STM
188 NC18904    Original    ST-A Special
195 N17349     Rebuild     STM           Built up from parts, registration
                                         from s/n 152
302 N302D      Rebuild     STM           Built up from parts
322 NC18923    Rebuild     ST-A          Totaled, Rebuilt with parts
                                         from s/n 490
355 NC9E       Original    ST-A
452 N9761      Original    STM-S2
457 VH-RUM     Rebuild     STM-S2        Rebuild from fuselage only in 1942
458 NC17343    Original    STM-S2        Original STM-S2 with papers from
                                         ST-A s/n 143
459 VH-AWG     Rebuild     STM-2         Accident in 1968, Extensive rebuild
465 VH-RAF     Rebuild     STM-2         Was Lycoming 0-320 Powered
466 VH-AGR     Rebuild     STM-2         Consists of s/n 466 fuselage and
                                         s/n 475 wings
469 VH-AHD     Original    STM-2
471 VH-DBD     Original    STM-2
474 VH-RSY     Rebuild     STM-2         Airplane written off in 1956
489 ZK-BEM     Original    STM-S2        Museum of Transport and Tech,
                                         Auckland, New Zealand
                                         Based in Ardmore
492 VH-STM     Original    STM-2
 
On Display

s/n     Model            Location
156     ST-A             Nut Tree Airport, Nut Tree CA
166     ST-A             San Diego Aerospace Museum, San Diego CA
198     ST-A             Airpower Museum, Antique Airplane Association
312     ST-A/PT-16 Demo  USAF Museum, Dayton OH
Unknown STM-2E           Beijing Aviation Museum, Beijing China
 
In Storage
110, 114, 339, 450, 454, 494, 1001
 
Projects
111, 113, 118, 149, 174, 177, 192, 199, 324, 341, 352, 467,
476, 1000
 
Dataplates
313, 316, 325, 329
 
Papers Only
133