Accident: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR
Aug 6, 2015 · Hollister, CA
NTSB numberWPR15LA233Event id20150806X61202
- 0
- Fatalities
- 1
- Serious injuries
- 1
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to observe the runway environment while operating in the traffic pattern and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from a lawnmower on the runway during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the lawnmower operator's decision to remain on the runway while troubleshooting the mowing equipment without monitoring the airport's common traffic advisory frequency.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR
- Registration
- N48701
- Year built
- 1942
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Landing-landing roll Collision during takeoff/land
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Nearest airports
Airports with a Voydar profile closest to the recorded position. Proximity only.
- Hollister Municipal Airport (HLI)4 nm (8 km) south-east
- Watsonville Municipal Airport (WVI)16 nm (29 km) west
- Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS)19 nm (35 km) south
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