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    Airframe Family: Ryan ST / PT-16 / PT-20 / PT-21 / PT-22 Recruit / PT-23 / PT-25
    Latest Model:ST-A Special
    Construction Number:0117
    Last Civil Registration:N14985
    Compressed ID:Ryan ST-A cn 0117 cr N14985
    Latest Owner or Location:Sweet Tea Holdings Llc, Kalispell, MT

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a ST-A.
    Ryan Aeronautical ST-A 117

    11 November 1955

    Certificate of airworthiness for N14985 (ST-A, 117) issued.

    1 August 1966

    Crashed.
    The event occurred at Schenectady, NY. See the and NTSB Report for Event #23605 and NTSB #NYC67F0141 and for details. Summarized NTSB narrative: Substantial damage. Ground looped while landing. Gear collapsed while landing.

    By 1 August 1966

    To unknown owner with c/r N14985.

    1 August 1966

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number NYC67F0141: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 11:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Schenectady Co. Airport, Schenectady, NY. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The gear collapsed during the landing rollout. The factors included; overload failure.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    By 6 November 1979

    To unknown owner with c/r N14985.

    6 November 1979

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number LAX80DUJ11: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 16:30 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Deer Valley Airport, Phoenix, AZ. This was a local flight from Phoenix, AZ. Ground looped or water swerved during the landing rollout. The aircraft nosed over during the landing rollout. Report remarks include: Left brake disc tang distorted, restricting wheel rotation.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    15 November 1996

    To Ted L. Teach, Dayton, OH with new c/r N14985.

    1 January 2011

    Certificate of airworthiness for N14985 (ST-A, 117) issued.

    26 July 2016


    Photographer: Mark Pasqualino
    Notes: At Oshkosh

    9 February 2019

    Civil registration, N14985, cancelled.

    30 March 2020

    To Ted L. Teach, Dayton, OH with new c/r N14985.

    29 June 2021

    To Sweet Tea Holdings Llc, Kalispell, MT keeping c/r N14985.
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